The permanent local rules in force on the courses of Golf Club 7 Fontaines.
Courtesy translation — the French version prevails in case of dispute.
1. Out of bounds
- Out of bounds is defined by the line at ground level, on the course side, between the white stakes or the fence posts.
- The tennis court between hole 2 of “Le Parc” and hole 1 of “La Forêt”, bounded by its fence, is out of bounds.
- On “Le Parc” only, a ball coming to rest on or beyond the club’s entry and exit roads is out of bounds, even if it comes to rest on another part of the course that is in play for other holes.
2. Penalty area
- Defined by stakes or by yellow or red markings on the ground.
3. Abnormal course conditions
3.a Ground under repair (GUR)
- An area defined by blue lines or blue stakes with a green top is an abnormal course condition that is a no play zone. The player must not play their ball in or from such an area and must take relief (R 16.1f(1)). If the ball lies outside the area but it interferes with the stance or the swing, the player must take relief (R 16.1f(2)).
- All areas defined by white lines or blue stakes allow the player either to play the ball as it lies or to take relief.
- Fallen and uprooted trees, even if still attached to the stump.
- Piles of sand, gravel or logs.
- The winter greens, defined by a circle with a 3-metre radius around the blue flag. These are no play zones when the winter greens are not in use: the player must take relief.
- When the winter greens are in use, the summer greens are wrong greens: the player must take relief.
- Deep ruts caused by greenkeeping machinery (but not the superficial marks left by that machinery).
- A ball lying on or touching fine gravel (Kift) is considered to be in ground under repair. However, the player gets no free relief if the interference affects only their stance.
- In a bunker, any gully or channel caused by heavy rain is ground under repair. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1c.
3.b Immovable obstructions
- The artificial surfaces and edges of roads and paths.
- On hole 15 of “Le Château”, the player may take relief from interference by the posts and the net (immovable obstructions) separating hole 15 from the driving range, and must determine their relief point without passing through or under the net.
Penalty for breach of the local rules
Stroke play: two strokes — Match play: loss of hole
Updated: 23/07/2026