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
Which of the following is not allowed in a penalty area:
A
Taking unplayable relief.
B
Touching the ground in the penalty area with your backswing.
C
Removing loose impediments.
2/76
When your ball is in a bunker, the penalty for taking back-on-the-line relief outside the bunker is:
A
Stroke and distance.
B
Two strokes.
C
One stroke.
3/76
A ball is lost when:
A
It is not found in three minutes after you begin to search for it.
B
It is not found in five minutes after you begin to search for it.
C
It is found in an abnormal course condition.
4/76
Conditions affecting the stroke are:
A
The lie of your ball at rest, the area of your intended stance and intended swing, your line of play and the relief area where you will drop or place a ball.
B
The lie of your ball at rest and the area of your intended stance.
C
The lie of your ball at rest, the area of your intended stance and intended swing.
5/76
Shona plays her tee shot on a par 3 and then tells Grant what club she used to play the stroke before he plays his tee shot. How many penalty strokes does Shona get in stroke play?
A
Two strokes.
B
One stroke.
C
No penalty.
6/76
When the flagstick is left in the hole, which of the following statements is true:
A
If your ball strikes the flagstick there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies.
B
If your ball strikes the flagstick you must replay the stroke.
C
If your ball strikes the flagstick you get two penalty strokes.
7/76
In which of the following situations would get a one stroke penalty for causing your ball to move:
A
When you accidentally cause your ball to move with your club when taking a practice swing.
B
When you accidentally cause your ball to move with a club when searching for it.
C
When you accidentally drop your putter on your ball on the putting green.
8/76
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.
9/76
Before Grant marks his ball, a gust of wind moves the ball forward. Grant holes his putt from the ball's new position. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
A
Two strokes.
B
No penalty.
C
One stroke.
10/76
When you have played a provisional ball, in which of the following situations must you abandon your original ball and continue with your provisional ball?
A
When you find your original ball in a penalty area before the end of the three minute search time.
B
When your original ball is found in the general area before the end of the three minute search time.
C
When you have played your provisional ball from closer to the hole than where your original ball was estimated to be, but then find your original ball within the three minute search time.