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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
Revision
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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 stroke play, Grant plays his ball from outside the teeing area by mistake. He realises his error so corrects it by playing a ball from inside the teeing area. How many penalty strokes does he get?
A
Two strokes.B
No penalty.
C
One stroke.2/76
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.3/76
When the flagstick is left in the hole, which of the following statements is true:
A
If your ball strikes the flagstick there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies.B
If your ball strikes the flagstick you must replay the stroke.C
If your ball strikes the flagstick you get two penalty strokes.4/76
The general area includes:
A
All wrong greens.B
All penalty areas.C
All bunkers.5/76
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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No penalty.B
One stroke.C
Two strokes.6/76
Conditions affecting the stroke are:
A
The lie of your ball at rest and the area of your intended stance.
B
The lie of your ball at rest, the area of your intended stance and intended swing, your line of play and the relief area where you will drop or place a ball.
C
The lie of your ball at rest, the area of your intended stance and intended swing.
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In which of the following situations are you considered to have dropped the ball in the right way when taking lateral relief:
A
You spin the ball when you drop it.B
You stand outside the relief area when you drop the ball.C
The dropped ball accidentally touches part of your body before it strikes the ground.8/76
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
You get one penalty stroke and the ball must be played as it lies.B
There is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies.C
There is no penalty and the ball must be dropped again.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
The nearest edge of the penalty area to where the ball lies, no nearer the hole.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.10/76
Shona's ball is lying in the general area and she moves a leaf lying very close to her ball, which causes her ball to move. She replaces the ball on the original spot before playing her shot. In stroke play, how many penalty strokes does she get?
A
Two strokes.B
One stroke.C
No penalty.