1st Oct 2018
Please see below the 'Winter Rules' which are approved by CONGU for use in qualifying competition:
"A ball lying on a closely-mown area (grass cut to fairway height or less) through the green may be lifted without penalty and cleaned. Before lifting the ball, the player must mark its position. Having lifted the ball, he must place it on a spot within six inches of and not nearer the hole than where it originally lay, that is not in a hazard and not on a putting green". (Appendix 1 Part A 3b of the Rules of Golf)