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General Points
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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
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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.2/76
Shona's ball is just off the green, and the pitch-mark that her ball made is also off the green and on her line of play. As she wants to putt onto the green, she repairs the pitch-mark. How many penalty strokes does she get in stroke play?
A
No penalty.B
Two strokes.C
One stroke.3/76
Which of the following is not considered "damage on the putting green":
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Aeration holes.B
Old hole plugs.C
Scrapes caused by the flagstick.4/76
When taking relief, if you drop the ball in the right way but it rolls outside the relief area, what must you do?
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Place a ball on the spot where the ball first touched the ground inside the relief area.B
Play the ball from where it comes to rest outside the relief area.C
Drop a ball in the right way a second time.5/76
In stroke play, Shona tees off and her ball comes to rest in a bunker. In making a backswing for her stroke from the bunker, she touches the sand in the bunker with her club right behind the ball. How many penalty strokes does she get?
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No penalty.B
One stroke.
C
Two strokes.6/76
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?
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Two strokes.B
One stroke.C
No penalty.7/76
Conditions affecting the stroke are:
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The lie of your ball at rest and the area of your intended stance.
B
The lie of your ball at rest, the area of your intended stance and intended swing.
C
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.
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When replacing a ball that was accidentally moved during search in thick grass, which of the following is true:
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You must estimate the original spot and replace the ball there, including how the ball was lying under the grass.B
You must estimate the original spot and replace it anywhere within one club-length of that spot.C
You must estimate the original spot and replace the ball there, including on top of any grass growing over the spot.9/76
When dropping, if your ball accidentally touches your foot after it hits the ground inside the relief area which of the following is true:
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There is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies.B
There is no penalty and the ball must be dropped again.C
You get one penalty stroke and the ball must be played as it lies.10/76
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?
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Two strokes.B
No penalty.C
One stroke.