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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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On the putting green, Shona notices a spike mark on her line of play and taps it down with her putter before holing her putt. How many penalty strokes does she get in stroke play?
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One stroke.B
Two strokes.C
No penalty.2/76
When replacing a ball that was accidentally moved during search in thick grass, which of the following is true:
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You must estimate the original spot and replace the ball there, including how the ball was lying under the grass.B
You must estimate the original spot and replace the ball there, including on top of any grass growing over the spot.C
You must estimate the original spot and replace it anywhere within one club-length of that spot.3/76
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
No penalty.C
Two strokes.4/76
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?
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Two strokes.B
No penalty.C
One stroke.5/76
Shona's ball came to rest on a sprinkler head on the fairway. She establishes her nearest point of complete relief and drops the ball but it rolls back onto the sprinkler head. Shona lifts the ball again and this time when she drops it, the ball stays in the relief area where she has no interference from the sprinkler head. How many penalty strokes does she get in stroke play?
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No penalty.B
Two strokes.C
One stroke.6/76
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.7/76
Which of the following lists contains only abnormal course conditions:
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Ground under repair, rakes and cart paths.B
Ground under repair, sprinkler heads and temporary water.C
Animal holes, plastic bottles and cart paths.8/76
When taking relief, if you drop the ball in the right way but it rolls outside the relief area, what must you do?
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Play the ball from where it comes to rest outside the relief area.B
Place a ball on the spot where the ball first touched the ground inside the relief area.C
Drop a ball in the right way a second time.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?
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No penalty.B
Two strokes.C
One stroke.10/76
It is recommended that you make the stroke in no more than:
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60 seconds.B
20 seconds.C
40 seconds.