NEW LOCAL RULE March 2009

DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES

 In Club competitions a player may obtain

distance information by using a device that

measures or gauges distance only

 Essex Golf Union have also introduced

this permission in all the County competitions

Please bear in mind that this Local Rule is for

distance only devices.

It is a Local Rule under the Rules of Golf 14-3.

If a player uses a device that is designed to additionally gauge or measure any other conditions that might affect his play (e.g., gradient, wind-speed, temperature, etc.) the player is in breach of Rule 14-3, for which the penalty is disqualification, regardless of whether any such additional function is actually used.

You may care to moderate purchasing expensive equipment.

Note:

Be aware that this rule is designed to speed up play, but if the opposite is true the local rule will be removed.