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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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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?
A
No penalty.
B
One stroke.
C
Two strokes.
2/76
When estimating the nearest point of complete relief, which of the following is true:
A
You should use the longest club in your bag, other than a putter.
B
You should use the shortest club in your bag.
C
You should use the club that you would have used for the stroke.
3/76
Shona's ball came to rest on a sprinkler head on the fairway. She establishes her nearest point of complete relief and drops the ball but it rolls back onto the sprinkler head. Shona lifts the ball again and this time when she drops it, the ball stays in the relief area where she has no interference from the sprinkler head. How many penalty strokes does she get in stroke play?
A
No penalty.
B
One stroke.
C
Two strokes.
4/76
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
No penalty.
C
One stroke.
5/76
Grant putts from the green with the flagstick in the hole and holes the putt. How many penalty strokes does he get?
A
No penalty.
B
One stroke.
C
Two strokes.
6/76
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
Two strokes.
B
One stroke.
C
No penalty.
7/76
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
Play the ball from where it comes to rest outside the relief area.
C
Place a ball on the spot where the ball first touched the ground inside the relief area.
8/76
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?
A
One stroke.
B
Two strokes.
C
No penalty.
9/76
An opponent is:
A
The person you play with in a competition.
B
Any other player who is playing in the same competition as you.
C
The person you compete against in a match.
10/76
Shona plays a tee shot which goes towards trees. She thinks the ball may be lost, so she announces that she is going to play a provisional ball from the tee. She finds her original ball within 3 minutes and continues the hole with it. How many penalty strokes does she get in stroke play?
A
Two strokes.
B
One stroke.
C
No penalty.