Both the Number One Teeing Grounds of Arnold Palmer Course and Jack Nicklaus Course are the Starting Place of the respective courses.If player requests to start at Number Ten Teeing Ground, arrangement must be made by Teeing Ground staff in advance.

Please arrive at the Teeing Ground ten minutes prior to the specified tee off time.

In order to fully utilize all the available tee times and to protect the interests of all our members, the Club has the right to allocate players into any empty slots and rearrange a three-ball or two-ball into a four-ball according to the actual situation.

One-Ball is not allowed to tee off unless the four slots of tee off ahead are continuously empty during 10:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. on Saturdays and 7:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. on Sundays and Public Holidays.In addition, tee-off time reservation of one-golfer group is not accepted.

All the tee times before 8:00 a.m. on Hong Kong Public Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays for both the Arnold Palmer Course and Jack Nicklaus Course will only accept reservations for two-ball and three-ball flight. Tee times are at a 6-minute interval.

Players should follow proper 18-hole play sequence (from 1 to 18) during the round. Jumping to play other holes which are not following the sequence is strictly prohibited.

Players should play at a good pace and in accordance with the Pace of Play guidelines for a proper pace and a pleasant golf game that the Club has established:

If a group loses a clear hole and fails to complete the prior holes within the time limit set, all players of the group will be marked a slow play record if the group still play slow after received two warnings from our Marshal. If a member commits three slow plays within a period of 12 months suspension of play right for one month to play on our courses during peak hours in weekends and public holidays will be enforced. If players still play slow after received three warnings from our Marshal in the same round of play, the Club reserves the right to terminate the group form playing immediately.

If a group loses a clear hole, delaying the group behind and fails to complete the prior holes within the time limit set, it should invite the group behind to play through, irrespective of the number of players in that group. Otherwise, the Club reserves the right to terminate the group from playing immediately.

A valid Handicap Certificate with Handicap Index of 8.0 or below must be presented to the Club for all visitors who are using Gold Tees to tee off.

In order to provide a safer environment and comply with the Golf Etiquette, Non-players are prohibited from entering the course.

Player shall not play a practice stroke on the course unless in compliance with the Rules of Golf. The Club has driving range for players to practice stroke.

In order to maintain a safe environment and ensure a smooth operation of the Practice Holes, all players are required to register at the Starter of the Jack Nicklaus Course beforehand and observe golf rules and etiquette while playing. Don’t misuse the Green of the Practice Hole as Putting Green.

All the members' guests and visitors play at the practice holes must accompany with a caddie. Tariff will be based on the number of holes playing (9 holes or 18 holes).

The Rules of Game adopted are according to the 2019 Edition of ‘Rules of Golf’ as approved by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew, Scotland and the United States Golf Association and the Local Rules made by the Club. The Committee’s decision is final.

Must be an amateur member with Handicap certificate. Junior card members participate individual competition, whose Handicap Index must be 21.6 or below for boys (Blue Tee) and 32.2 or below for girls (Red Tee). If the competition requests to use golf cart, the cart must be driven by an adult for children under 18-year-old. For Easter Pairs and Mid-Autumn Festival Pairs, Junior card members must be in the team formed with parents or adult, but without the said handicap limit eligibility.

The Club has the discretion in grouping. Players are not allowed to request changes in tee off time nor grouping due to personal causes.

Cancellation needs to be made to the Club 24 hours in advance. Otherwise, entry will be denied for six months from the date of the second time of absence if a player has accumulated absent records twice in twelve months.

25% of handicap strokes will be automatically cut for those whose handicap proofs issued exceed one year. If the handicap of a player is 34 or above, handicap stroke will still count as 34. Enrollment without any handicap proof will not be accepted. Player who obtained the Handicap Index other than our Club, must attaches a copy of the certificate for enrollment verification. If a player holds two or more valid Handicap Indexes at the same time, he or she must present the lowest one to the Club, otherwise, will be resulted for disqualification.

Players shall report to the Teeing Ground ten minutes prior to the designed tee off time. If the player arrives at his starting point, ready to play, within five minutes after his starting time, the penalty for failure to start on times is loss of the first hole to be played in match play or two strokes in stroke play. Penalty for lateness beyond five minutes is disqualification.

The player must play without undue delay and in accordance with the pace of play guidelines that the Club has established so as to avoid slow play. Penalty for breach of rule are as follows: Match Play - Loss of hole; Stroke Play - Two strokes; Stableford competitions - Deduct two points from the total points; for Subsequent offence – Disqualification.

The results will be calculated base on the first nine holes if all the players have at least completed nine holes. Otherwise, the game will be deferred.

Golf Carts must be used during the game..

A player cannot obtain both the Gross Prize and Net Prize in the same game. Prior announcement will be made for special arrangements if any.

Awarding ceremonies of all Club’s tournaments will be held on the annual Members’ Day.