West Coast Golf Club Ambrose Rules

Tee shots                    Players may play in any order

Each player must have one drive used on each 9 holes

Play from Fairway     Players may play in any order. All team members must play from within one club length of the selected ball marker not closer to the hole. Balls may be placed

Play from the rough The player whose ball is selected to be played must play first. Subsequent players must play from within one club length of where the selected ball lay. The balls must be dropped not placed

Play from a bunker   The player whose ball is selected must play first. Subsequent team members must play from within 10cm of the divot of the previous player but not closer to the hole. Bunkers may be raked after each shot and subsequent team members may place their ball

Play on the greens    Players may play in any order. All team members must play from within 10cm of the marked spot but not closer to the hole

In a game where there are 3 and 4 man Ambrose teams the 3 man teams will have an extra putt to be taken by the player who putts first or second not third

Scoring                       Ambrose is scored as a stroke event and handicapping is as follows:

Four man Ambrose event

Team handicap:                      1/8 of aggregate stroke handicap

Three man Ambrose event

Team handicap:                      1/6 of aggregate stroke handicap

Mixed three and four man Ambrose event

Four man team handicap:      1/8 of aggregate stroke handicap

Three man team handicap:    1/5 of aggregate stroke handicap

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