1
General Points
Revision
2
Areas of the Course
3
Playing The Ball
4
Putting Greens
Revision
5
Ball moved or deflected
6
Lifting and Dropping
7
Ball Helping or Interfering with Play
Revision
8
Free Relief
9
Relief With Penalty
Revision
10
Exam Instructions
Rules Academy Final Exam
Rules Academy Final Exam
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1/76
A ball is on the putting green when any part of it:
A
Touches the putting green or lies on or in anything that a part of it is inside the edge of the putting green, even if the ball is entirely outside the edge of the putting green.
B
Touches the putting green or overhangs inside the edge of the putting green without touching the surface of the putting green.
C
Touches the putting green or lies on or in anything and is inside the edge of the putting green.
2/76
In dropping the ball in the right way, you must:
A
Drop the ball from knee height.
B
Allow your caddie to drop the ball from knee height.
C
Drop the ball from shoulder height.
3/76
Which of the following statements is true:
A
Players should show consideration to others, for example by playing at a prompt pace.
B
Players have no obligation to be honest in all aspects of play.
C
Players do not have to take care of the course.
4/76
A ball is not in a bunker when:
A
It is inside the edge of the bunker and rests on a loose impediment in the bunker.
B
It lies on grass inside the edge of the bunker without touching sand.
C
Any part of it touches sand on the ground inside the edge of the bunker.
5/76
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?
A
One stroke.
B
Two strokes.
C
No penalty.
6/76
In match play, if you play your ball from the wrong tee markers before your opponent plays, which of the following is true:
A
You get the general penalty and lose the hole.
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
There is no penalty and your stroke is cancelled and must be replayed.
7/76
It is a principle of the game of golf that players should:
A
Play the course as they find it.
B
Never take relief.
C
Take advantage of the Rules whenever possible.
8/76
Which of the following statements is true:
A
A club-length is the length of the club you select out of the 14 clubs you have during the round.
B
A club-length is the length of the longest club of the 14 clubs you have during the round, including your putter.
C
A club-length is the length of the longest club of the 14 clubs you have during the round, other than a putter.
9/76
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
Two strokes.
B
No penalty.
C
One stroke.
10/76
When taking relief for an embedded ball, where is the reference point from which the relief area is measured:
A
The spot right beside where the ball was embedded.
B
The spot right behind where the ball was embedded.
C
The spot where the ball was embedded.