1
General Points
Revision
2
Areas of the Course
3
Playing The Ball
4
Putting Greens
Revision
5
Ball moved or deflected
6
Lifting and Dropping
7
Ball Helping or Interfering with Play
Revision
8
Free Relief
9
Relief With Penalty
Revision
10
Exam Instructions
Rules Academy Final Exam
Rules Academy Final Exam
Your exam has now started.
1/76
Before starting your round, which of the following should you do:
A
Put an identification mark on your golf ball.
B
Ensure you have exactly 14 clubs in your bag.
C
Read the lunch menu.
2/76
Grant finds a ball in thick rough but he cannot see his identification mark. He advises Shona he is going to lift the ball to identify it and lifts it without marking it. As it is his ball, he replaces the ball on the original spot and plays it. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
A
Two strokes.
B
One stroke.
C
No penalty.
3/76
Grant putts from the green with the flagstick in the hole and holes the putt. How many penalty strokes does he get?
A
One stroke.
B
Two strokes.
C
No penalty.
4/76
When replacing a ball that was accidentally moved during search in thick grass, which of the following is true:
A
You must estimate the original spot and replace it anywhere within one club-length of that spot.
B
You must estimate the original spot and replace the ball there, including on top of any grass growing over the spot.
C
You must estimate the original spot and replace the ball there, including how the ball was lying under the grass.
5/76
Which of the following statements is true:
A
There are five areas of the course – the general area, teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers and the putting green.
B
There are six areas of the course – the general area, teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers, abnormal course conditions and the putting green.
C
There are four areas of the course – teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers and the putting green.
6/76
Temporary water is:
A
An abnormal course condition.
B
A penalty area.
C
An immovable obstruction.
7/76
Which of the following is not true:
A
A ball is in the teeing area when any part of it touches the teeing area.
B
A ball is in the teeing area when any part of the ball is above part of the teeing area.
C
The teeing area is a rectangle that is one-club length deep.
8/76
In dropping the ball in the right way, you must:
A
Drop the ball from shoulder height.
B
Allow your caddie to drop the ball from knee height.
C
Drop the ball from knee height.
9/76
Grant finds a ball in thick rough but he cannot see his identification mark. He advises Shona he is going to lift the ball to identify it and lifts it without marking it. As it is his ball, he replaces the ball on the original spot and plays it. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
A
No penalty.
B
Two strokes.
C
One stroke.
10/76
Shona's ball is lying in the general area and she moves a leaf lying very close to her ball, which causes her ball to move. She replaces the ball on the original spot before playing her shot. In stroke play, how many penalty strokes does she get?
A
No penalty.
B
Two strokes.
C
One stroke.