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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 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
One stroke.
B
Two strokes.
C
No penalty.
2/76
Advice includes:
A
Assisting another player with information about the Rules.
B
Telling another player how far a penalty area is from the tee.
C
Showing a player who is yet to play what club you used to make your stroke from a par three tee.
3/76
When you have played a provisional ball, in which of the following situations must you abandon your original ball and continue with your provisional ball?
A
When your original ball is found in the general area before the end of the three minute search time.
B
When you have played your provisional ball from closer to the hole than where your original ball was estimated to be, but then find your original ball within the three minute search time.
C
When you find your original ball in a penalty area before the end of the three minute search time.
4/76
Which of the following is not a movable obstruction?
A
A plastic bottle.
B
A scorecard.
C
A banana skin.
5/76
How many relief options are available for an unplayable ball in the general area?
A
Two.
B
One.
C
Three.
6/76
If you lift a ball which you are required to replace without first marking its spot, you get:
A
One penalty stroke.
B
Two penalty strokes.
C
No penalty.
7/76
Grant finds his ball embedded in the rough. His ball is very dirty so he takes another ball out of his bag and drops it in the relief area. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
A
Two strokes.
B
No penalty.
C
One stroke.
8/76
It is intended that the penalties in golf:
A
Should never be applied.
B
Should encourage players to breach the Rules.
C
Are meant to cancel out any potential advantage.
9/76
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
One stroke.
B
No penalty.
C
Two strokes.
10/76
In playing a provisional ball, before the stroke is made, you must:
A
Announce that you are going to play a provisional ball.
B
Confirm which ball you will play if the original is found.
C
Confirm the type of ball you are going to play.