Model Local Rule E2/E3 - Difference

[3offTheTee]

Sorry I am confused so please go gently!

First of all I arrive at The Course today, hoping to add a GP score and there was a sign "Preferred lies are in place 'Through the Green" ! Yes I know.

The idea is to protect the course and to prevent members adding a General Play Score from 1st November. I could not pre register.

I thought the was a slight difference between MLR E2 and E3 where one is in The General Area cut to fairway height or less and the other in The General area and after cleaning the ball had to be placed on the exact spot with no 6 inch

Have I got the difference right? Also has our Club 'jumped the gun' to protect the course?

Over to the more knowledgeable members on here

 

[jim8flog]

Preferred lies means lift clean and place within 6" when the ball is at rest on any area mown to fairway height or less.

It is not lift clean and replace.

If that is what you are asking.

The club has not jumped the gun it can be brought in October 1st.

There is no reason that you cannot submit a GP score with either LR in place as they are allowable Local Rules, your club appears to have got that wrong.

 

[backwoodsman]

E2 can be anywhere in the General area, and ball has to be replaced on exact spot.
E3 is the 'normal' preferred lies on grass cut to fairway height or less and ball can be placed anywhere with the the specified distance.

 

[backwoodsman]

Ps forgot to add - looks like your club has conflated the two together. Which i dont think is allowed.

 

[D-S]

Preferred lies means lift clean and place within 6" when the ball is at rest on any area mown to fairway height or less.

It is not lift clean and replace.

If that is what you are asking.

The club has not jumped the gun it can be brought in October 1st.

There is no reason that you cannot submit a GP score with either LR in place as they are allowable Local Rules, your club appears to have got that wrong.

Clubs can now bring in E-3 at any time without reference to the County, they could always introduce E-2 at any time.

If clubs have lift, clean and place within 6" in the General area then scores are not acceptable for handicapping.

If they have either E-2 and/or E-3 in place then scores are acceptable, however E-2 should be for specifically designated areas when conditions are extreme.

 

[louise_a]

E2 is lift clean and replace in the general area, ball must be marked before lifting
E3 is lift clean and place where cut to fairway height or less

 

[salfordlad]

Preferred lies means lift clean and place within 6" when the ball is at rest on any area mown to fairway height or less.

You need the word "general" between "any" and "area". Otherwise preferred lies is enabled on the putting greens.

 

[rulie]

You need the word "general" between "any" and "area". Otherwise preferred lies is enabled on the putting greens.

And penalty areas.

 

[doublebogey7]

And penalty areas.

Our PA's are not cut to fairway height or less, maybe yours are .

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I need to check the wording of LR E2 or E3 that my place has in place as a group in a big rollup I played with on Tuesday were playing LR E3 with relief provided if ball was on any mown part of the General Area…with, or so it felt, no ‘of fairway length or less’ caveat. A few times I was on mown grass in the GA but was unsure if ‘fairway length or less’ and was told that it didn’t matter as the LR in place was any mown part of the GA.

I have strong doubts as we don’t usually have the LR so implemented but wasn’t for arguing. It was a best two from four rollup comp and so inconsequential…but the club winter comps have now started…