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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
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
In which of the following situations are you considered to have dropped the ball in the right way when taking lateral relief:
A
The dropped ball accidentally touches part of your body before it strikes the ground.
B
You spin the ball when you drop it.
C
You stand outside the relief area when you drop the ball.
3/76
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 is not touching the sprinkler head but your club would touch the sprinkler head when you take your backswing.
C
When your ball lies off the putting green and a sprinkler head on the putting green is on your line of play.
4/76
In which of the following situations would get a one stroke penalty for causing your ball to move:
A
When you accidentally cause your ball to move with your club when taking a practice swing.
B
When you accidentally cause your ball to move with a club when searching for it.
C
When you accidentally drop your putter on your ball on the putting green.
5/76
In which of the following situations is back-on-the-line relief not available under the unplayable ball Rule?
A
For an unplayable ball in the general area.
B
For an unplayable ball in a red penalty area.
C
For an unplayable ball in a bunker.
6/76
Before starting your round, which of the following should you do:
A
Ensure you have exactly 14 clubs in your bag.
B
Put an identification mark on your golf ball.
C
Read the lunch menu.
7/76
When estimating the nearest point of complete relief, which of the following is true:
A
You should use the longest club in your bag, other than a putter.
B
You should use the shortest club in your bag.
C
You should use the club that you would have used for the stroke.
8/76
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?
A
No penalty.
B
One stroke.
C
Two strokes.
9/76
Grant putts from the green with the flagstick in the hole and holes the putt. How many penalty strokes does he get?
A
Two strokes.
B
One stroke.
C
No penalty.
10/76
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?
A
One stroke.
B
No penalty.
C
Two strokes.