Playing at Oulu Golf

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Oulu Golf is located in the heart of nature 15km (about 20min by car) from the centre of Oulu.
Our address: Mikonmäentie 201, 90660 Oulu.

Due to its northern location Oulu Golf course provides the rare opportunity to play golf in the midnight sun which is an unforgettable experience for every golfer.
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Playing on the course is always done by reserving tee time. Starts take place every 10 minutes in groups of maximum 4 players.

We are a very popular course, so you need to be on time at the tee box.

You cannot mix different groups or change the group from the one you have reserved.

Sanki is always 18-hole course.

Vaara course you can also play as a 9-hole course, or 18 which booked in separate slots starting from the club and ending back at the club.
(New Vaara 1-9 or Old Vaara 10-18).

You can pay for your playing time by purchasing seasonal right to play, voucher (excample 5-time pass) or by paying one time green fee.

The Sanki and Vaara courses require green card and membership of some golf club, but the Audi e-tron Par 3 course is open to all and is also suitable for first-timers because of its length.

§1 Relief from immovable obsruction may be granted under Rule 16.1. The player also has the following relief options whenimmovable obstructions are near the putting green and on the player's line of play: When the ball is in the general area. The player may take relief under Rule 16.1b if the immovable obstruction is:

» On the line of play, and the immovable obstruction is:

• Within two club-lengths or less of the putting green, and

• No more than two club-lengths from the ball.

Exception – No Relief If Line of Play Clearly Unreasonable. There is no relief under this Local Rule if the player chooses a line of play that is clearly unreasonable.

Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place in Breach of Local Rule: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a.

§2 All measuring marks, anti-wear piles (black and green-white piles) and "puddles" embedded in the ground of the penalty area are immovable obstructions. Removing markers is prohibited (Rule 16-1).

§3 Covers for irrigation devices are immovable obstructions. If the said obstruction is no more than two club-lengths from the edge of the green being played and is located between the ball and the hole, the player may take relief from the obstruction as follows: When the ball is outside the putting green in the general area of play, and no more than two club-lengths away from the obstruction, it may be lifted, cleaned and dropped in accordance with Rule 16.1b to a place that relieves the obstruction, but not closer to the hole, or to the hazard or to the putting green. (Rule 16.1b, Local Rule F5).

§4 When playing hole 8 of the Sanki course, the white stakes of hole 7 indicating the out of bounds are immovable obstructions (Rule 16-1). The side of the piles on the 8-hole side is black (not out of bounds). It is forbidden to remove the piles. b) When playing hole 1 of the Vaara course, the white poles on hole 9 indicating the out of bounds are immovable obstructions (Rule 16-1). The side of the poles on the 1st hole side is black (not out of bounds). It is forbidden to remove the piles. Rule 16.1.

§5 The areas to be restored are marked with white lines or blue stakes.

Rain runoff in the bunker is an area under repair (Rule 16-1b).

§6 Anthills on the course are areas under repair (Rule 16-1b).

§7 On hole 13 (par 3) of the Sanki course, the only bunker is the shaped, terraced area on the left side of the green. The rest of the sand area is not a bunker.

§8 In all games, the player can acquire distance information by using a distance measuring device. If, during a full round, the player uses a distance measuring device to estimate or measure any other

condition that may affect his or her play (e.g., elevation change, wind speed, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 4-3.

§9 When the ball is in a penalty area or when it is known or practically certain that the ball that has not been found is in the penalty area on hole 15 of the Vaara course, the player has the following options for a penalty stroke:

• be exempted under Rule 17.1, or

• as an additional option, drop the original or other ball in the dropping area, i.e. the Dropping Zone, which is marked with white paint at the beginning of the fairway. The dropping area is the relief area under Rule 14.3.

Bunker to be renovated

§10 The bunker to be renovated, which is marked with a blue-and-white pole, is the area to be renovated in the general playing area and is no longer a bunker. If the player's ball is in or touches the area to be repaired, or if the area to be repaired interferes with the player's stance or intended swing space, the player may take free relief under Rule 16.1b. All other bunkers on the course are still bunkers according to the rules.

Reference point: the position of the original ball.

Size of the relief area: 15 cm from the reference point, but with the following limitations:

• shall not be closer to the hole than the reference point, and

• must be in a part of the general playing area that has been cut to fairway height or shorter.

When acting under this Local Rule, the player must choose where to place their ball and place the ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e.

Preferred lie rules valid until 23.8.

§11 When the player's ball is in a part of the general area of play that is cut to fairway height or shorter, the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or other ball in the relief area as follows:

Reference point: the position of the original ball.

Size of the relief area: 15 cm from the reference point, but with the following limitations:

· shall not be closer to the hole than the reference point, and

· must be in a part of the general playing area that has been cut to fairway height or shorter.

When acting under this Local Rule, the player must choose where to place their ball and place the ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e.