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
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1/76
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?
A
One stroke.
B
No penalty.
C
Two strokes.
2/76
When taking relief for an embedded ball, where is the reference point from which the relief area is measured:
A
The spot right beside where the ball was embedded.
B
The spot right behind where the ball was embedded.
C
The spot where the ball was embedded.
3/76
When taking relief, if you drop the ball in the right way but it rolls outside the relief area, what must you do?
A
Drop a ball in the right way a second time.
B
Place a ball on the spot where the ball first touched the ground inside the relief area.
C
Play the ball from where it comes to rest outside the relief area.
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?
A
No penalty.
B
One stroke.
C
Two strokes.
5/76
Which of the following statements is true:
A
A club-length is the length of the longest club of the 14 clubs you have during the round, other than a putter.
B
A club-length is the length of the longest club of the 14 clubs you have during the round, including your putter.
C
A club-length is the length of the club you select out of the 14 clubs you have during the round.
6/76
A ball is not in a bunker when:
A
Any part of it touches sand on the ground inside the edge of the bunker.
B
It is inside the edge of the bunker and rests on a loose impediment in the bunker.
C
It lies on grass inside the edge of the bunker without touching sand.
7/76
Which of the following statements is true:
A
Players do not have to take care of the course.
B
Players have no obligation to be honest in all aspects of play.
C
Players should show consideration to others, for example by playing at a prompt pace.
8/76
Grant determines that his ball is unplayable in the bunker. He decides to take back-on-the-line relief outside the bunker and drops a ball outside the bunker. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
A
Two strokes.
B
One stroke.
C
No penalty.
9/76
Before playing a ball in a bunker, touching sand is allowed when:
A
Making a practice swing.
B
Deliberately testing the condition of the sand with a club.
C
Striking the sand in frustration.
10/76
When taking relief when your ball is lying on a towel in the general area, which of the following statements is true:
A
You must place your ball anywhere within one club-length of the spot immediately underneath where the ball lay on the towel, no nearer the hole.
B
You must drop your ball anywhere within one club-length of the spot immediately underneath where the ball lay on the towel, no nearer the hole.
C
You must place your ball on the spot immediately underneath where the ball lay on the towel.