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Course Maintenance

Each year fifty tons of sand is applied to the greens as a light dusting every three or four weeks. Heavier dressings are occasional. This speeds the greens. Thatch (clippings, moss, etc. on the green's surface) is controlled by strict application of fertiliser and water and by aeration and fortnightly verticutting. Leatherjackets (cranefly larvae) are treated to reduce fox and crow damage. The fairways have a selective weed killer applied and are fertilised and overseeded. The rough is cleared of clippings in spring and autumn to reduce its fertility and to thin out its sward. Uneven tees have been reconstructed and levelled. And the bunkers, polluted with stone and prone to water collection, are being systematically reshaped and drained.

Maintenance Programme for Greens 2015-Notes from the Acting Grounds' Manager. We will be looking to apply a monthly dressing of sand to the greens in the main growing season. This will also coincide with us spiking the greens. This process will be done from April/May through to September. Between the months of October and March we will only spike the greens, but if we have growth then we may possibly apply a light dressing of sand. I can't state when will do this each month as it depends on many factors: weather, staffing because of holidays, events across the Hill and fixtures. I do look at the fixtures list and programme of club events and try not to sand and spike the day before (at times we may have to). We also spray fertiliser once a month from April through to September and again I do factor in what I have mentioned above.

The Sports Turf Research Institute has recently conducted a benchmarking exercise under the aegis of Daniel Beckley, our grounds' manger, who always seeks further to improve the firmness, smoothness and speed of the greens and to make the course the best it can be.

Local Rules

Members must obey the local rules:

1. Players coming to the tenth tee should initially have priority over any starting on the 1st tee, but subsequently, if queuing from both the 1st and 10th, priority will alternate.
2. Out of bounds (Rule 18.2) - beyond any area marked by white posts, and the opposite bank from the course on the Park Lake.
3. Penalty Areas (Rule 17) - all penalty areas are deemed to be RED and are defined by their natural margin. The natural margin is where the ground "breaks" into the penalty area. The penalty area to the right of the 8th/17th faiteway extends to and coincides with the out of bounds edge on the far side of the Park Lake.
4. Protection of Young Trees (Rule 16.1f)- young trees identified by being supported or protected by a stake or other device are no play zones. Relief must be taken if such a tree interferes with the player's stance or area of intended swing.
5. A ball that is plugged on the fairway may be lifted, cleaned and dropped not nearer the hole without penalty. A ball that is plugged on a putting green must be lifted and placed without penalty not nearer the hole.
6. Abnormal Course Conditions (including immovable obstructions) (Rule 16). (1) Roads and Paths (16.1) - all roads and paths on the course, even if not artificially surfaced, are treated as immovable obstructions from which free relief is allowed under rule 16.1. (2) Immmovable Obstructions Close to a Putting Green (Rule 16.1b) - in addition to the types of interference described in Rule 16.1a, when a ball lies in the general area, interference also exists if an immovable obstruction is on the player's line of play within two club lenghts of the putting green and is within two club lenghts of the ball. The player may take relief under 16.1b. (Note exception- there is no relief under this local rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable). (3) Ground under Repair (Rule 16.1) - Ground under Repair is defined by any area encircled by a white line
7. The penalty for the breach of a local rule is the general penalty.
8. Junior Members must play with an Adult Family Member
9. Please refer to notices in the Clubhouse or on the website for any temporary local rules that may be in force

New Trees Enhance the Course

Contractors have planted twenty-seven new trees, the result of a tree planting appeal and the thrust of the club's thirtieth anniversary celebrations. Acting on the advice of the course architect, Donald Steel, and the experts on the school's tree ocmmittee, the club launched an appeal in '09 to allow further enhancements to an already beautiful course.

Thanks to the generosity of our members and Old Harrovians, as well as our friends from the angling club, the club raised £10,000 and were able to implement many proposals. The elegance of the thirteen limes and oaks between the third tee and the lake will surely encourage more mature play from the tee on the par four eighth. A graceful line of oaks further divides the third and eighth fairways, and two more mature oaks have joined the Sumner tree on the lakeside, replacing the Wilkinson cherry trees. The security screen of two limes now benefits the seventh tee, and two proud poplars splendidly frame the drive up the seventh. The contractors chanced to have three spare trees on the lorry, and these now grace the area between the seventh fairway and the fourth green.

On June 27, 2010, the school chaplain Father James Power conducted a thanksgiving ceremony near the new mature oaks on the lakeside.

Golf Information Line

Notification of course restrictions, including trolley bans and course closures, is updated when there are changes,and is available from about 7.45 a.m. via the telephone service on +44 7563 252114.

Tee Reservations

Weekly tee reservations are in place on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. The ladies reserve the tee on Wednesdays; the gentlemen on Thursdays.

Scorecard

Download the scorecard (.pdf):

• Scorecard (Shift+Ctrl+Plus to rotate clockwise in Adobe Reader)

Rules of Golf

All golfers must learn the rules of golf:

• Rules of Golf effective from January 2023
• Principal Changes to the Rules of Golf effective from 1st January 2012
• A Modification of the Rules of Golf for Golfers with Disabilities

Etiquette

Members must adhere to strict etiquette:

• Etiquette
• Slow Play
• Winter Rules are in force between Nov 6, 2012 and Mar 31, 2013
• Frost Delays

First Aid

If an accident should occur on the course, help can be summoned at the Sports Centre (tel. 020 8872 8106). The Reception has a first aid box.