The rules of golf as set out by the USGA, and R & A shall apply unless      modified by local rules. All players should be aware of these rules and adhere to same. If unsure about the ruling players should consult playing partners for correct ruling and ensure their score marker agrees with the ruling.

• GCGC uses the following Tee Boxes for all games;

• White Tees – All Men

• Red Tees -    All Women

However, as we have aging membership there may be exceptions to above and some male members may use Red Tees should they decide as long as they advise Committee of their preference before the start of the round.

• Slow play should be avoided. A flight should be arriving at the tee-box when the flight in front is already playing their next shot.

• "Ready golf" should be practiced. Players do not have to tee off in order of scores from the previous hole.

• To assist with the speed of the game those players who are not likely to score any points should “pick up” and record “X” on the card.                       

• There are two options when a player hits a ball out of bounds (OOB). First is to re-hit from the same spot with a one stroke penalty. Second is to drop a ball at the nearest point of relief where the ball went out of bounds with a two-stroke penalty. To speed up play, if you are not sure of your ball being OOB players are encouraged to hit a “provisional ball” from the same spot they hit OOB before going to look for the original ball. If the original ball is found to be not OOB, original ball must be played on making the “provisional ball” obsolete.

• There are NO Gimme puts at GCGC. All players must put out.

• Caddies are not permitted to fill out the scorecards. That is the responsibility of the players. Players should swap scorecards on the first tee. The player marking your card is your “marker”. At the end of the round, you should check your scores on your card and once agreed on the scores with your marker, you should sign the card and hand in your card to designated collector of score cards for recording. Once cards are submitted there will be no more adjustments/ corrections. Any corrections on scores should be done before submitting to collector.

• The German Club maintains its own unique handicap system. New members with a valid NGAP handicap will be assigned their official NGAP minus 2 strokes. New members without an official NGAP must play at least 3 tournaments as guests. The committee will then determine their handicap based on the scores submitted during these tournaments.