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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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In which of the following situations are you not entitled to free relief from a sprinkler head?
A
When the sprinkler head interferes with your stance.
B
When your ball lies off the putting green and a sprinkler head on the putting green is on your line of play.
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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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?
A
One Stroke.B
No penalty.C
Two strokes.3/76
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
One stroke.B
No penalty.C
Two strokes.4/76
When dropping, if your ball accidentally touches your foot after it hits the ground inside the relief area which of the following is true:
A
There is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies.B
There is no penalty and the ball must be dropped again.C
You get one penalty stroke and the ball must be played as it lies.5/76
Which of the following is not true:
A
The teeing area is a rectangle that is one-club length deep.B
A ball is in the teeing area when any part of it touches the teeing area.C
A ball is in the teeing area when any part of the ball is above part of the teeing area.6/76
When replacing a ball that was accidentally moved during search in thick grass, which of the following is true:
A
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.7/76
Grant determines that his ball is unplayable in the bunker. He decides to take back-on-the-line relief outside the bunker and drops a ball outside the bunker. How many penalty strokes does he get in stroke play?
A
No penalty.B
Two strokes.C
One stroke.8/76
Which of the following relief options is not available for a penalty of one stroke for a yellow penalty area?
A
Lateral relief.B
Back-on-the-line relief.C
Stoke-and-distance relief.9/76
Which of the following is the reference point when taking lateral relief from a red penalty area:
A
The estimated point where the ball last crossed the edge of the penalty area.B
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.C
The nearest edge of the penalty area to where the ball lies, no nearer the hole.10/76
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.