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General Points
Revision
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Areas of the Course
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Playing The Ball
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Putting Greens
Revision
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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
Revision
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Free Relief
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Relief With Penalty
Revision
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Exam Instructions
Rules Academy Final Exam
Rules Academy Final Exam
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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
No penalty.B
One stroke.C
Two strokes.2/76
Before playing a ball in a bunker, touching sand is allowed when:
A
Striking the sand in frustration.B
Making a practice swing.C
Deliberately testing the condition of the sand with a club.3/76
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.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?
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Two strokes.B
No penalty.C
One stroke.5/76
When your ball lies in the general area, in which one of the following situations may you clean your ball?
A
When lifting a ball to see if it is cut or cracked.
B
When lifting a ball because it interferes with the play of another ball.
C
Before replacing your ball when you accidentally caused your ball to move during a search.
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Which of the following statements is true:
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There are four areas of the course – teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers and the putting green.B
There are five areas of the course – the general area, teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers and the putting green.C
There are six areas of the course – the general area, teeing area, all penalty areas, all bunkers, abnormal course conditions and the putting green.7/76
On the putting green, Grant repairs a ball mark on his line of play and holes his putt. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
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No penalty.B
One stroke.C
Two strokes.8/76
In which of the following situations are you considered to have dropped the ball in the right way when taking lateral relief:
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The dropped ball accidentally touches part of your body before it strikes the ground.B
You stand outside the relief area when you drop the ball.C
You spin the ball when you drop it.9/76
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
Two strokes.C
One stroke.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
No penalty.B
Two strokes.C
One stroke.