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Questions Quiz
1
/10
On the putting green, you make a stroke with the flagstick left in the hole and the ball in motion then hits the flagstick. What is the ruling?
A
No penalty.
B
One penalty stroke.
C
General penalty (two strokes or loss of hole).
2
/10
Before making a stroke in the bunker, you touch the sand with your club on your backswing. What is the ruling?
A
No penalty.
B
One penalty stroke.
C
General penalty (two strokes or loss of hole).
3
/10
In searching for your ball, you accidentally move it in the long grass. What is the ruling?
A
No penalty and the ball is played as it lies.
B
No penalty and the ball must be replaced.
C
One penalty stroke and the ball must be replaced.
4
/10
When taking relief from an abnormal course condition, the ball must be dropped in:
A
A relief area of one club-length and can roll up to two club-lengths.
B
A relief area of one club-length and must come to rest within the relief area.
C
A relief area of two club-lengths and must come to rest within the relief area.
5
/10
The Rules recommend that you should make a stroke in no more than:
A
30 seconds.
B
40 seconds.
C
50 seconds.
6
/10
When playing your ball from a penalty area, you can:
A
Touch or remove loose impediments.
B
Ground your club and take practice swings.
C
All of the above.
7
/10
If a penalty area is marked with red lines and/or stakes, how many options for relief do you have:
A
2
B
3
C
4
8
/10
You are entitled to take unplayable ball relief when the ball is:
A
Anywhere on the course, including a penalty area.
B
Anywhere out of bounds.
C
Anywhere on the course, except in a penalty area.
9
/10
When your ball is in a bunker, you can drop the ball outside the bunker by:
A
Taking lateral relief for two penalty strokes.
B
Back-on-the-line for two penalty strokes.
C
It is not permissible to drop the ball outside the bunker.
10
/10
In determining if your ball is in a penalty area, whether your ball has moved or what caused the ball to move, you must be:
A
50% certain as to what happened to the ball.
B
95% certain as to what happened to the ball.
C
100% certain as to what happened to the ball.
Finish