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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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An opponent is:
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The person you play with in a competition.B
The person you compete against in a match.C
Any other player who is playing in the same competition as you.
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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 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.
B
When you find your original ball in a penalty area before the end of the three minute search time.
C
When your original ball is found in the general area before the end of the three minute search time.
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Before playing your ball in a bunker, you may:
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Remove loose impediments and movable obstructions.
B
Remove loose impediments only.C
Remove movable obstructions only.4/76
Which of the following is not considered "damage on the putting green":
A
Scrapes caused by the flagstick.B
Aeration holes.C
Old hole plugs.5/76
In match play, if you play your ball from the wrong tee markers before your opponent plays, which of the following is true:
A
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.6/76
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 right beside where the ball was embedded.B
The spot where the ball was embedded.C
The spot right behind where the ball was embedded.7/76
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.8/76
Which of the following is the reference point when taking lateral relief from a red penalty area:
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The nearest edge of the penalty area to where the ball lies, no nearer the hole.B
The estimated point where the ball last crossed the edge of the penalty area.C
Any point on the edge of the penalty area of the player's choosing that is no nearer the hole than where the ball lies.9/76
In which of the following situations is back-on-the-line relief not available under the unplayable ball Rule?
A
For an unplayable ball in a red penalty area.
B
For an unplayable ball in a bunker.
C
For an unplayable ball in the general area.
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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.