OBSTACLE FACTORS
Section 12
(2)* +1 or +2 If a Crossing Obstacle comes into play on two (2) or more shots; each rating must be 5 or greater (table value plus adjustments). Adjustment is made to the highest of the separate shot evaluations. Add all values of 5 or greater; if they total 11 or less, +1; if they total 12 or more, +2. * This may be a forced lay-up if not on the full tee shot due to shorter carry lengths on subsequent shots. † If rating a course at 2,000 feet or above and determining whether a player can carry an obstacle safely, it is assumed that the carry distance for a player is 20 yards less than the total altitude-adjusted shot length.
7. LATERAL OBSTACLES
GENERAL Lateral Obstacles consist of penalty areas, extreme rough (including desert) and out of bounds when they come into play laterally on the hole. Evaluate how Lateral Obstacles come into play for each shot. Lateral Obstacle ratings are based on: • Shot length required to reach the landing zone (fairway or green); and • Distance of the lateral obstacle from the centre of the landing zone (fairway or green). Factors to consider when making adjustments are: • Location, size, and conditions in the lateral obstacle; • Conditions in the area adjacent to the lateral obstacle; • Number of times a lateral obstacle comes into play; • F raction of the green closely surrounded by lateral obstacles. Consider conditions that can decrease or increase the likelihood of the lateral obstacles closely bordering the green coming into play when determining distance (e.g. a downslope can increase the likelihood; an intervening bunker can decrease the likelihood); and • I n determining a SURROUNDED (S) adjusment, ignore any area where a PERCENTAGE (P) adjustment has been used to reduce the value by more than 50%. If an area being rated is not treated as a lateral penalty area and a stroke and distance penalty applies (e.g. OB or where a ball is likely to be lost in extreme rough), apply the STROKE and distance (K)* adjustment. When a Crossing Obstacle “exists” but the Crossing Obstacle table value is zero, a value of at least 1 is recorded under Lateral Obstacles to satisfy the "exists" concept. If a Lateral Obstacle also "exists" on the hole, no additional rating value for the Crossing Obstacle that "exists" is applied (see "Does Not Exist" in Section 4). 59
