The course at Gosford Golf Club offers a challenging but fair 18 holes set in a picturesque setting on gently undulating terrain. The course caters for all levels of golfers from beginners through to professionals, and will ensure your round is a pleasurable experience.
| Men | Ladies | |
|---|---|---|
| Par | 71 | 73 |
| Metres | 5804 | 5308 |
Click on any of the holes below or choose from the drop-down box to get a 'virtual walk-through', complete with panoramic photos of the hole from various points.
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Local Rules
to be read in conjunction with the Rules of Golf
and Temporary Local Rules
Rules of Golf are found on the Royal & Ancient Golf Club,
St Andrews website
- Out Of Bounds: (a) Those areas beyond the club's boundary fences, (b) Those areas marked by white stakes with black tops and/or white lines, (c) The high waters marks of Narara Creek.
- Course Markings: White Stakes and/or White ringed areas = GUR. Red Stakes = Lateral Hazard. Yellow Stakes = Water Hazard.
- Immovable Obstructions: All Staked trees, water pipes, taps, bridges, sand boxes, screens, seats and stakes are immovable obstructions. Ref Rule 24.2
When playing the 18th hole, the OOB Stakes between the 10th & 18th holes
NB. When a ball lies in a hazard, stakes defining the hazard are part of the hazard. (Rule 26)
Roads and Paths: artificial formed/graded roadways and paths are immovable obstructions. All other roads, paths and tracks are an integral part of the course from which relief may not be taken without penalty outside formed paths. IE. This means gravel. - Fixed Sprinkler Heads. All FIXED sprinkler heads are immovable obstructions. Rule 24-2 applies. In addition, if such a sprinkler head, either on or within two (2) club lengths of the putting green of the hole being played, intervenes on the line of play between the ball and the hole, providing that the ball is within two (2) club lengths of the sprinkler head and is not in a hazard or on the putting green, relief may be obtained, without penalty, by dropping the ball at the nearest point, not nearer to the hole, that avoids the intervention.
- Ground Under Repair: (a) All areas marked by white lines and/or white stakes, (b) Wheel Marks - clearly defined indentations or ruts made by a mower, tractor or motor vehicle, (c) All formed garden beds.
Note: The stakes are immovable obstructions - Hoops: All hoops are movable obstructions, however they must be replaced.
- Aeration Holes: If a ball comes to rest in an aeration hole, the player must without penalty, lift the ball and clean it. Through the green, the player shall drop the ball as near as possible to where it lay, but not nearer the hole. On the putting green, the player shall place the ball at the nearest spot, not nearer the hole which avoids the intervention.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF LOCAL RULES:
Match Play - Loss of Hole | Stroke Play - Two Strokes