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
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 a club when searching for it.
B
When you accidentally cause your ball to move with your club when taking a practice swing.
C
When you accidentally drop your putter on your ball on the putting green.
2/76
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
One stroke.
C
No penalty.
3/76
The front edge of the teeing area is defined by:
A
The middle of the two tee-markers.
B
The front-most part of the two tee-markers.
C
The back-edge part of the two tee-markers.
4/76
In which of the following situations are you not entitled to free relief from a sprinkler head?
A
When your ball lies off the putting green and a sprinkler head on the putting green is on your line of play.
B
When the sprinkler head interferes with your stance.
C
When your ball is not touching the sprinkler head but your club would touch the sprinkler head when you take your backswing.
5/76
Which of the following is not allowed in a penalty area:
A
Removing loose impediments.
B
Touching the ground in the penalty area with your backswing.
C
Taking unplayable relief.
6/76
A ball may always be lifted under the Rules by:
A
The player only.
B
The player or anyone authorised by the player.
C
The player or caddie.
7/76
A ball is not in a bunker when:
A
It is inside the edge of the bunker and rests on a loose impediment in the bunker.
B
It lies on grass inside the edge of the bunker without touching sand.
C
Any part of it touches sand on the ground inside the edge of the bunker.
8/76
Which of the following statements is true:
A
There are five areas of the course – the general area, 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 four areas of the course – teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers and the putting green.
9/76
Conditions affecting the stroke are:
A
The lie of your ball at rest, the area of your intended stance and intended swing.
B
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.
C
The lie of your ball at rest and the area of your intended stance.
10/76
Before putting, Grant removes a stone embedded in the putting green on his line of play. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
A
No penalty.
B
Two strokes.
C
One stroke.