WorksheetsGolf Rules Quizzes
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Sand and loose soil are loose impediments on the putting green but not elsewhere. (Ref# 43)
True
False
If a ball breaks into pieces after a stroke, there is no penalty and the stroke does not count. (Ref# 81)
True
False
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
Dew, frost and water are loose impediments. (Ref# 64)
True
False
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
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
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.
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)
There is no penalty and the player's ball is holed.
There is no penalty and the player's ball must be replaced.
The opponent gets the general penalty for playing a wrong ball.
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 the device to obtain information unrelated to golf.
There is no penalty for use of a device to listen to a broadcast of the competition being played.
There is a penalty for use of a device to listen to music to eliminate distractions.
Stakes are inside ground under repair (GUR) when the edge of GUR is defined by stakes. (Ref# 124)
True
False
Any growing thing inside the edge of a bunker such as grass is not part of the bunker. (Ref# 102)
True
False
Which does not result in the player getting a penalty? (Ref# 131)
Swinging at and missing a wrong ball that lies at rest in an area of tall grass.
Making a stroke at his or her ball and dislodging a hidden stray ball that lay underneath it.
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)
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.
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.
The line of play is the line on which the player intends his or her ball to go after a stroke, including an extension of that line up above and below the ground. (Ref# 12)
True
False
During the round, a player may wrap a towel around the grip to help with gripping a club. (Ref# 78)
True
False
Before making a stroke at a ball in a bunker, the player must not deliberately touch the sand with a hand, club, rake or other object to test the condition of the sand to learn information about the next stroke. (Ref# 61)
True
False
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 is disqualified.
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 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)
There is no penalty.
There is a one-stroke penalty.
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)
There is no penalty.
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.
The player is disqualified.
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)
There is no penalty.
There is a one-stroke penalty.
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)
There is no penalty.
There is a one-stroke penalty.
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.
The Committee must decide.
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 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.
The player must play the substituted ball as it lies.
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)
There is no penalty.
There is a one-stroke penalty.
The player gets the general penalty.
A player must not deliberately apply any substance to a ball to change its playing characteristics during the round. There is a penalty for doing so. (Ref# 9)
True
False
A player starts the round with more than 14 clubs; the penalty is loss of hole in match play. (Ref# 57)
True
False
For a ball that lies in the general area, there is relief without penalty for interference from part of an immovable obstruction that is out of bounds. (Ref# 105)
True
False
Advice includes a deliberate action (such as showing what club was just used to make a stroke) that is intended to influence a player in choosing a club. (Ref# 23)
True
False
Which is correct regarding loose impediments? (Ref# 193)
A half-eaten pear is not a loose impediment.
A small solidly embedded stone is a loose impediment.
A dead snake is both an outside influence and 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).
The player must hole out with the same ball played from the teeing area, except when that ball is lost or comes to rest out of bounds or the player substitutes another ball. (Ref# 36)
True
False
In stroke play, after all players have started a hole, the ball farthest from the hole must be played first. (Ref# 11)
True
False
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)
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
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).
A player's ball lies off but near the putting green; the player is allowed relief from temporary water that exists on the putting green if it is on his or her line of play. (Ref# 119)
True
False
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 gets a penalty stroke and both balls must be replaced.
The player is not penalized; 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)
There is no penalty.
There is a one-stroke penalty.
The player gets the general penalty.
The original ball is no longer in play if a player has played a provisional ball from a spot nearer the hole than where the original ball is estimated to be. (Ref# 98)
True
False
If a player's ball in motion in the general area accidentally hits a person, there is no penalty. (Ref# 34)
True
False
If a player's ball lies in a bunker or penalty area, he or she may not mark it and lift it to determine if it is cut or cracked without penalty. (Ref# 52)
True
False
5.
If a Committee member is not available in a reasonable time to help with a Rules issue, the player must play on and must not unreasonably delay play. (Ref# 67)
True
False
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)
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.
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.
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 may take relief under the abnormal course conditions relief Rule (16.1e).
The player must take relief under the abnormal course conditions relief Rule (16.1e).
The player may take relief under the lost ball Rule (18.2b).
There are two different types of penalty areas distinguished by the colour used to mark them: yellow penalty areas and red penalty areas. (Ref# 29)
True
False
Stakes used to show the location of the boundary edge of out of bounds are obstructions. (Ref# 125)
True
False
A ball is dropped in the right way and in a wrong place but not yet played. The player may lift the ball without penalty and correct the mistake. (Ref# 117)
True
False
The player is treated as having authorized the flagstick to be attended if the player asks any other person to attend the flagstick and that person does so. (Ref# 71)
True
False
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.
A ball remains in play until it is holed, except when it is lifted from the course, it is lost or out of bounds, or another ball has been substituted for it, even if not allowed by a Rule. (Ref# 24)
True
False
A player's ball at rest on the putting green is that player's equipment. (Ref# 15)
True
False
