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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
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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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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
One stroke.B
No penalty.C
Two strokes.2/76
Which of the following is not allowed in a penalty area:
A
Removing loose impediments.B
Taking unplayable relief.C
Touching the ground in the penalty area with your backswing.3/76
Shona's ball is just off the green, and the pitch-mark that her ball made is also off the green and on her line of play. As she wants to putt onto the green, she repairs the pitch-mark. How many penalty strokes does she get in stroke play?
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Two strokes.B
No penalty.C
One stroke.4/76
Which of the following is not true:
A
A ball is in the teeing area when any part of it touches the teeing area.B
The teeing area is a rectangle that is one-club length deep.C
A ball is in the teeing area when any part of the ball is above part of the teeing area.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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Two strokes.B
No penalty.C
One stroke.6/76
When estimating the nearest point of complete relief, which of the following is true:
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You should use the club that you would have used for the stroke.B
You should use the shortest club in your bag.C
You should use the longest club in your bag, other than a putter.7/76
Which of the following is not considered "damage on the putting green":
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Scrapes caused by the flagstick.B
Aeration holes.C
Old hole plugs.8/76
When taking relief when your ball is lying on a towel in the general area, which of the following statements is true:
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You must drop your ball anywhere within one club-length of the spot immediately underneath where the ball lay on the towel, no nearer the hole.
B
You must place your ball on the spot immediately underneath where the ball lay on the towel.
C
You must place your ball anywhere within one club-length of the spot immediately underneath where the ball lay on the towel, no nearer the hole.
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It is recommended that you make the stroke in no more than:
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60 seconds.B
40 seconds.C
20 seconds.10/76
When your ball is accidentally moved by another player, who is not allowed to replace the ball under the Rules:
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You, the player.B
Your caddie.C
The player who caused your ball to move.