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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
Rules Academy Final Exam
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Which of the following statements is true:
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Players should show consideration to others, for example by playing at a prompt pace.B
Players have no obligation to be honest in all aspects of play.C
Players do not have to take care of the course. 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?
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One stroke.B
Two strokes.C
No penalty.3/76
When taking relief for an embedded ball, where is the reference point from which the relief area is measured:
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The spot where the ball was embedded.B
The spot right beside where the ball was embedded.C
The spot right behind where the ball was embedded.4/76
Grant plays his tee shot and it comes to rest in a greenside bunker. As he is getting into the bunker, he falls and touches the sand with his hand. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
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Two strokes.B
One Stroke.C
No penalty.5/76
In which of the following situations are you not entitled to free relief from a sprinkler head?
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When your ball lies off the putting green and a sprinkler head on the putting green is on your line of play.
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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.
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When taking lateral relief from a red penalty area, what is the size of the relief area?
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Two club-lengths from the reference point.B
One club-length from the reference point.C
Three club-lengths from the reference point.7/76
In match play, if you play your ball from the wrong tee markers before your opponent plays, which of the following is true:
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There is no penalty and your stroke is cancelled and must be replayed.B
There is no penalty and your opponent can choose to cancel your stroke or allow you to play the ball as it lies.C
You get the general penalty and lose the hole.8/76
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?
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One stroke.B
No penalty.C
Two strokes.9/76
Before Grant marks his ball, a gust of wind moves the ball forward. Grant holes his putt from the ball's new position. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
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One stroke.B
Two strokes.C
No penalty.10/76
When the flagstick is left in the hole, which of the following statements is true:
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If your ball strikes the flagstick you get two penalty strokes.B
If your ball strikes the flagstick there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies.C
If your ball strikes the flagstick you must replay the stroke.