Bad weather during a competition 

In the event of heavy rain, the Course must be assessed before the start of play. When the green keepers are on site in the morning, they will assess the condition of the golf course and will inform the Pro Shop by 7.30am at the latest of any decisions, i.e. course closed. If there are no green keepers on duty the assessment will be made by the most senior pro shop staff on duty.
If heavy rain is forecast, the Pro Shop staff will inform ALL players that the course will be assessed in the event of inclement weather and they will be informed during their rounds if the situation of play changes.
If bad weather occurs during play, the course and in particular the greens will be regularly inspected by either the Greenkeeper or Pro-Shop staff to ensure ‘reasonable’ competition conditions. If there is any doubt as to whether the course is fit for play, the person assessing the course will liaise with the competition organiser (who will be designated by the section) to discuss how to proceed with competition.
In the event that the course becomes unfit for competition play, i.e. greens flooding, etc., or the course closes due to lightning, the pro shop staff will sound the siren for approximately 30 seconds signalling everyone to leave the course. 

At the time of the decision to close the course,
Any player who has completed a full 18 holes is part of the competition no matter how many players finish their round.
Any competitors on the course must mark their ball, cease play and return to the clubhouse immediately. Subject to the course remaining unfit for play, these players will not be part of the competition and will be refunded their entry fees in full.

The competition prize fund will be made up only of entry fees from the players who complete their rounds.

If the course becomes fit for play within an hour of it being closed, then all competitors must return to their place on the course where they had marked their ball and resume their round. If a player decides not to resume for whatever reason, they are still part of the competition and their result recorded as a no return and their entry fees will be part of the prize fund.
It may become apparent within an hour of the course becoming unfit for play that conditions will not improve sufficiently to reopen the course and resume the competition. At this time the committee responsible for the competition may decide to abandon the competition for those players who have not already completed their round.

All areas of ground which are surrounded by a white line are deemed to be 'Ground Under Repair' from which play is prohibited.
If a player's ball lies within an area of ground under repair or if an area of ground under repair interferes with a player's stance or the line of their intended swing, the player MUST drop the ball at the nearest point to where it lay which is outside the area of ground under repair and no nearer to the hole.

The wild flower beds around the course are deemed to be Ground Under Repair from which play is prohibited. If your ball comes to rest in a wild flower bed, or if a wild flower bed interferes with your stance or the line of your intended swing, you MUST take relief under Rule 25-1b (relief from an abnormal ground condition).
When taking relief, the ball must be dropped without penalty, within one club length of the nearest point of relief that is no closer to the hole. When the ball is dropped it must first strike a part of the course that avoids interference by the condition and is not in a hazard and not on a putting green.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF LOCAL RULES
Matchplay - Loss of Hole; Strokeplay - 2 Strokes

While winter rules are in operation;
A ball lying on any closely mown area that is cut to fairway height or shorter may without penalty be lifted, cleaned and placed within six inches of where it lies, not nearer the hole. The position of the ball must be marked before it is lifted in accordance with Rule 20-1. After the ball has been placed it is in play.
Note: “Closely-Mown Area” means any area of the course, including paths through the rough, cut to fairway height or less.
Through the green, a ball coming to rest in its own pitchmark in the ground may be lifted, cleaned and dropped without penalty, as near as possible to the spot where the ball was embedded, not nearer the hole. The position of the ball must be marked before it is lifted.
All temporary greens defined by a surrounding white line are ‘Ground Under Repair’ from which play is prohibited. If either the ball or the player’s stance lies on or within the area of the temporary green, the player must take relief under Rule 25-1.

When a temporary green is in play: The main green for that hole is classed as ‘Ground Under Repair’ from which play is prohibited. If either the ball or the player’s stance lies on or within the area of the main green, the player must take relief under Rule 25-1.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF LOCAL RULE
Matchplay - Loss of Hole; Strokeplay – Two Strokes

Permitting play of a provisional ball under Rule 26-1 when a ball may be in a water hazard.
If there is doubt whether a ball is in or is lost in a water hazard, the player may play another ball provisionally under any of the options in Rule 26-1.
If the original ball is found outside the water hazard, the player must continue play with that ball.
If the original ball is found in the water hazard, the player may either play the original ball as it lies or continue with the ball played provisionally under Rule 26-1.
If the original ball is not found or identified within the five-minute search period, the player must continue with the ball played provisionally.

For all play at Oakland Park Golf Club, a player may obtain distance information by using a device that measures distance only.
However, if, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance measuring device that is designed to gauge or measure 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 functions are actually used.

If a player’s ball comes to rest on a bunker liner that has come to the surface, or a bunker liner interferes with a player’s stance or area of intended swing, relief may be obtained under Rule 25-1b
The player must lift the ball and drop it either:
(a) Without penalty, as near as possible to the spot where the ball lay which is no nearer the hole and which is in the bunker.
(b) Under penalty of one stroke, outside the bunker keeping the point where the ball lay directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the bunker the ball may be dropped.
The ball may be cleaned when lifted under Rule 25-1b

Until further notice, tyre marks and the areas where tyre marks have been repaired, through the green, are deemed to be ‘Ground Under Repair’.
If a ball comes to rest in a tyre mark or an area where a tyre mark has been repaired or if a tyre mark or an area where a tyre track has been repaired interferes with a player’s stance or the area of their intended swing, the player may take relief Under Rule 25-1.