In match play, a player's ball comes to rest on the putting green while his or her opponent's ball comes to rest in an adjacent bunker. The opponent plays a wrong ball from the bunker that knocks the player's ball into the hole. What is the ruling? (Ref# 152)

The opponent gets the general penalty for playing a wrong ball.

There is no penalty and the player's ball is holed.

There is no penalty and the player's ball must be replaced.

A player uses a device to listen to a radio broadcast or any other type of broadcast, such as video. Which of the following is incorrect? (Ref# 250)

There is no penalty for use of a device to listen to a broadcast of the competition being played.

There is no penalty for use of the device to obtain information unrelated to golf.

There is a penalty for use of a device to listen to music to eliminate distractions.

Which does not result in the player getting a penalty? (Ref# 131)

Making a stroke at his or her ball and dislodging a hidden stray ball that lay underneath it.

Swinging at and missing a wrong ball that lies at rest in an area of tall grass.

Making a stroke at a large piece of an abandoned ball, mistaking it for his or her ball.

Which of the following is incorrect regarding movement of a player's ball? (Ref# 190)

The player gets a penalty for accidentally moving his or her ball in a bunker while taking reasonable actions to remove a rake from the bunker.

There is no penalty when the player lifts the ball or causes it to move under a Rule that allows the ball to be lifted and then replaced on its original spot.

There is no penalty when the player accidentally causes it to to move while trying to find or identify it.

In stroke play, a player makes a stroke from the putting green and another player deliberately deflects the player's ball in motion into the hole. What is the ruling? (Ref# 139)

The stroke does not count and the original ball (or another ball) must be replaced on its original spot. The player who deflected the ball gets the general penalty.

The stroke does not count and the original ball (or another ball) must be replaced on its original spot. The player who deflected the ball is disqualified.

The Committee must decide in a reasonable and fair way.

In stroke play, a player's ball is embedded in its own pitch-mark in the general area. The player takes relief under the embedded ball relief Rule (16.3b) but, before dropping the ball, he or she repairs the pitch-mark and other indentations behind where the ball was imbedded. What is the ruling? (Ref# 141)

The player gets the general penalty.

In stroke play, a player searches for his or her ball for three minutes and does not find it. The player looks for another minute, finds the ball and plays it. What is the ruling? (Ref# 154)

The player gets the general penalty for playing a wrong ball.

The player gets the general penalty for unreasonable delay.

In stroke play, a player starts his or her round with a non-conforming club and uses it during play of the 1st hole. The player discovers his or her mistake before playing from the 2nd tee and declares the club out of play. When the player finishes his or her round, he or she consults with the Committee before returning his or her scorecard. What is the ruling? (Ref# 174)

The player gets the general penalty.

There is a total penalty of four strokes.

In stroke play,before taking his or her stance, a player removes a stake defining out of bounds that interferes with his or her line of play. The player replaces the stake before his or her stroke. What is the ruling? (Ref# 175)

The player gets the general penalty.

In stroke play, a stake supporting a small tree interferes with a player's swing. It cannot be readily removed, so he or she breaks it. What is the ruling? (Ref# 198)

The player gets the general penalty.

In stroke play, a marker enters the scores of a player in the wrong boxes on the scorecard. Before returning the card: (Ref# 201)

The marker may change the hole numbers to agree with the proper scores.

The marker may not alter the card.

In stroke play, a player substitutes a ball when dropping after taking relief from temporary water. The original ball was immediately recoverable. What is the ruling if he or she has not yet made a stroke at the dropped ball? (Ref# 224)

The player must play the substituted ball as it lies.

The player must mark the substituted ball, lift it and place the original ball on the spot where the substituted ball lay.

The player must lift the substituted ball and drop the original ball.

In stroke play, before making a stroke in the general area, a player lifts a stone lying next to his or her ball. The stone has broken away from a nearby stone wall. What is the ruling? (Ref# 144)

The player gets the general penalty.

Which is correct regarding loose impediments? (Ref# 193)

A dead snake is both an outside influence and a loose impediment.

A half-eaten pear is not a loose impediment.

A small solidly embedded stone is a loose impediment.

12. A player's ball lies in the general area behind a tree near an area marked as ground under repair. The only reasonable play is to make a stroke to the side in a direction away from the hole but his or her stance for such a stroke is in ground under repair. The player asks a referee for relief for the stroke to the side. What is the ruling? (Ref# 239)

The player is allowed relief for the stroke to the side under the abnormal course conditions relief Rule (16.1b) and after relief may play in any direction.

The player is allowed relief for the stroke to the side under the abnormal course conditions relief Rule (16.1b) but after dropping must maintain the same line of play that existed before he or she took relief.

The player is not allowed relief for the stroke to the side under the abnormal course conditions relief Rule (16.1b) but may take relief under any of the options of the unplayable ball Rule (19.2).

In stroke play, a player lifts a ball on the putting green for identification without marking the ball, confirms that it is his or hers, places another ball by mistake on the original spot, and plays it. What is the ruling? (Ref# 132)

The player gets only two penalty strokes in total (and the one-stroke penalty for lifting the ball in play without marking it does not apply).

There is a one-stroke penalty for lifting the ball in play without marking it and an additional penalty of two strokes for playing an incorrectly substituted ball.

There is a one-stroke penalty for lifting the ball in play without marking it and an additional penalty of two strokes for playing a wrong ball

A player marks his or her ball and lifts it. Then, he or she accidentally drops it, striking and moving his or her opponent's ball at rest and in play on the putting green. What is the ruling? (Ref# 159)

The player is not penalized; both balls must be replaced.

The player gets a penalty stroke and both balls must be replaced.

The player is not penalized; the opponent may replace his or her ball or play it as it lies.

In stroke play,before taking his or her stance, a player removes a stake defining out of bounds that interferes with his or her line of play. The player replaces the stake before his or her stroke. What is the ruling? (Ref# 175)

The player gets the general penalty.

A player believes that his or her original ball behaved erratically in flight after being struck from the teeing area. Before the player's next stroke, may a player state that the ball is cracked and play another ball without penalty? (Ref# 178)

No. The player may only put another ball into play for the original ball if it can be clearly seen that the original ball is cut or cracked and this damage happened during the hole being played.

Yes. The player is the sole judge as to whether the original ball is cracked but he or she may not use the original ball at a following hole.

Yes. The player is the sole judge as to whether the ball is cracked and he or she may use the original ball at a following hole.

A player's ball is not found within three minutes of search in a tree that is rooted in an area marked as ground under repair. It is virtually certain that the ball is in the tree. Which is incorrect? (Ref# 238)

The player must take relief under the abnormal course conditions relief Rule (16.1e).

The player may take relief under the abnormal course conditions relief Rule (16.1e).

The player may take relief under the lost ball Rule (18.2b).

Posts supporting a chain-link fence lie out of bounds, whereas part of the fence itself leans onto the course over the white stakes that define out of bounds. Which is correct? (Ref# 241)

The entire fence is an obstruction since the fence is an artificial object.

Only the part of the fence leaning onto the course is an obstruction.

The fence is not an obstruction since the posts lie out of bounds. However, the player may push the fence back into an upright position.

Golf Rules Quizzes

Authored by Eloy Falcon

Other

9th - 12th Grade

Used 21+ times

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

Content View

Student View

50 questions

Show all answers

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sand and loose soil are loose impediments on the putting green but not elsewhere. (Ref# 43)

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a ball breaks into pieces after a stroke, there is no penalty and the stroke does not count. (Ref# 81)

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a player drops a ball in taking relief, the ball must be dropped in and come to rest in the relief area. (Ref# 37)

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dew, frost and water are loose impediments. (Ref# 64)

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When starting a hole, a player must play a ball from inside the teeing area, which means that any part of the ball must touch or is above any part of the teeing area. (Ref# 56)

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the edge of ground under repair is defined by lines or physical features, stakes may be used to show where the ground under repair is, but they have no other meaning. (Ref# 99)

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A player’s ball comes to rest wedged between a tree and a folding chair that is leaning against the tree in the general area. What is the ruling? (Ref# 130)

The ball may not be played as it lies.

The player must take relief by dropping a ball within one club-length of the estimated point right under where the ball was touching the chair, not nearer the hole.

The player may remove the chair; if the ball moves, it must be replaced on the spot where it touched the tree.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Apple

Others

Already have an account?

Similar Resources on Wayground

48 questions

3rd QUARTER EXAMINATIONS HOPE 4

Quiz

•

12th Grade

50 questions

Lowe Final Exam Review 1

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

50 questions

#6 pop quiz test "Awareness Driving Techniques/A.Pilgrim"

Quiz

•

9th - 10th Grade

50 questions

Class of Accounting

Quiz

•

12th Grade

52 questions

Geoscience Unit 2 Exam Review

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

45 questions

Social Media Marketing Review

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

45 questions

Module I: Understanding Operating Systems

Quiz

•

12th Grade - University

50 questions

Pretest - Mechanical Drawing - Chapter 3

Quiz

•

8th - 12th Grade

Popular Resources on Wayground

15 questions

Fractions on a Number Line

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

10 questions

Probability Practice

Quiz

•

4th Grade

15 questions

Probability on Number LIne

Quiz

•

4th Grade

20 questions

Equivalent Fractions

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

$fractions$

22 questions

fractions

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

6 questions

Appropriate Chromebook Usage

Lesson

•

7th Grade

10 questions

Greek Bases tele and phon

Quiz

•

6th - 8th Grade

Discover more resources for Other

15 questions

Making Inferences

Quiz

•

7th - 12th Grade

20 questions

El Verbo IR Practice

Quiz

•

9th Grade

23 questions

TSI Math Vocabulary

Quiz

•

10th - 12th Grade

20 questions

-AR -ER -IR present tense

Quiz

•

10th - 12th Grade

15 questions

Graphing Inequalities

Quiz

•

7th - 9th Grade

10 questions

Cell Organelles and Their Functions

Interactive video

•

6th - 10th Grade

20 questions

Graphing Inequalities on a Number Line

Quiz

•

6th - 9th Grade

15 questions

Combine Like Terms and Distributive Property

Quiz

•

8th - 9th Grade

Golf Rules Quizzes

Sand and loose soil are loose impediments on the putting green but not elsewhere. (Ref# 43)

If a ball breaks into pieces after a stroke, there is no penalty and the stroke does not count. (Ref# 81)

When a player drops a ball in taking relief, the ball must be dropped in and come to rest in the relief area. (Ref# 37)

Dew, frost and water are loose impediments. (Ref# 64)

When starting a hole, a player must play a ball from inside the teeing area, which means that any part of the ball must touch or is above any part of the teeing area. (Ref# 56)

When the edge of ground under repair is defined by lines or physical features, stakes may be used to show where the ground under repair is, but they have no other meaning. (Ref# 99)

A player’s ball comes to rest wedged between a tree and a folding chair that is leaning against the tree in the general area. What is the ruling? (Ref# 130)

In match play, a player's ball comes to rest on the putting green while his or her opponent's ball comes to rest in an adjacent bunker. The opponent plays a wrong ball from the bunker that knocks the player's ball into the hole. What is the ruling? (Ref# 152)

A player uses a device to listen to a radio broadcast or any other type of broadcast, such as video. Which of the following is incorrect? (Ref# 250)

Stakes are inside ground under repair (GUR) when the edge of GUR is defined by stakes. (Ref# 124)

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Other