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General Points
Revision
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Areas of the Course
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Playing The Ball
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Putting Greens
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Ball moved or deflected
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Lifting and Dropping
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Ball Helping or Interfering with Play
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Free Relief
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Relief With Penalty
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Exam Instructions
Rules Academy Final Exam
Rules Academy Final Exam
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Which of the following lists contains only abnormal course conditions:
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Ground under repair, rakes and cart paths.B
Ground under repair, sprinkler heads and temporary water.C
Animal holes, plastic bottles and cart paths.2/76
It is a principle of the game of golf that players should:
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Play the course as they find it.B
Never take relief.C
Take advantage of the Rules whenever possible.3/76
Grant's ball lies in ground under repair and he decides to take free relief. He drops the ball in the correct relief area with his arm at shoulder height and the ball rolls out of the relief area. He corrects this and re-drops the ball at knee height and the ball comes to rest in the relief area. Grant plays his ball onto the green. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
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One stroke.B
No penalty.C
Two strokes.4/76
On the putting green, Shona notices a spike mark on her line of play and taps it down with her putter before holing her putt. How many penalty strokes does she get in stroke play?
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One stroke.B
Two strokes.C
No penalty.5/76
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?
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No penalty.B
Two strokes.C
One stroke.6/76
Grant takes several practice swings close to his ball which is lying in the rough and accidentally causes it to move. He replaces the ball. How many penalty strokes does he get, in stroke play?
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Two strokes.B
No penalty.C
One stroke.7/76
Which of the following statements is true:
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There are four areas of the course – 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 five areas of the course – the general area, teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers and the putting green.8/76
Grant tees off but his drive was poor and it goes out of bounds. He hits a second ball down the fairway. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
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No penalty.B
One stroke.C
Two strokes.9/76
When your ball lies in the general area, in which one of the following situations may you clean your ball?
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Before replacing your ball when you accidentally caused your ball to move during a search.
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When lifting a ball to see if it is cut or cracked.
C
When lifting a ball because it interferes with the play of another ball.
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Which of the following is not true?
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In match play, a player may concede a short putt to an opponent.B
In stroke play, a player must hole out, and return a score, for each hole.C
In stroke play, a player may concede a short putt to another player in the group.