Rules Quiz Can do the quiz in groups or as individuals – suit to the audience’s preference. Intended to be fun Questions relate to the information in the presentation so should reinforce what the audience has learnt

Hole 1 Your ball is on the 1st green and, to save time, you leave the flagstick in the hole. After putting, your ball strikes the flagstick in the hole and comes to rest a yard from the hole. What is the ruling? You get two penalty strokes and play the ball as it lies There is no penalty but you must cancel the stroke and replay the ball There is no penalty and you play the ball as it lies Answer C

You get two penalty strokes You get four penalty strokes Hole 2 Your tee shot comes to rest in a penalty area. You take two practice swings, touching the ground both times, and ground your club at address. What is the ruling? There is no penalty You get two penalty strokes You get four penalty strokes Answer A = Rule 17.1b

Hole 3 Your ball comes to rest in a difficult lie in a bunker and you decide that it is unplayable. You decide to drop the ball outside the bunker. What is the ruling? You may measure two club-lengths to the side of the bunker You may drop the ball back-on-the-line outside the bunker The ball cannot be dropped outside the bunker Answer B = Rule 19b Back on the line relief options involves the player choosing to drop a ball in a relief area that is based on a reference line going straight back from the hole outside the bunker. Remember – you incur two penalty strokes to do so!

You get two penalty strokes Hole 4 On the 4th tee, you play your ball from in front of the tee-markers. You correct the error and play another ball, this time from within the teeing area. What is the ruling? You get two penalty strokes There is no penalty provided you play from within the teeing area You are disqualified Answer A = Rule 6.1b A player is penalised the general penalty (two strokes) for hitting a ball from outside the teeing area. The stroke played from outside the teeing area does not count in your score

You get one penalty stroke You get the general penalty Hole 5 Your 3rd shot comes to rest in some high rough. You find a ball but cannot see if it is yours. Without marking it, you lift the ball to identify it and then replace it. What is the ruling? There is no penalty You get one penalty stroke You get the general penalty Answer B = Rule 7.3 Failing to mark the position of the ball before lifting it results in one penalty stroke

You get one penalty stroke You get the general penalty Hole 6 Your ball comes to rest in a greenside bunker. In making the backswing for the stroke, you touch a leaf in the bunker with your club. What is the ruling? There is no penalty You get one penalty stroke You get the general penalty Answer A = Rule 12 Prior to 2019, there was a penalty for touching a loose impediment in a bunker. Now no penalty

You get one penalty stroke You get two penalty strokes Hole 7 A spider’s web is closely attached to a tree and interfering with your swing. You remove the web and play your shot onto the green. What is the ruling? There is no penalty You get one penalty stroke You get two penalty strokes Answer A = Definition of Loose Impediments and Rule 15 A spider web is a loose impediment even though they are attached to another object and may be removed

Hole 8 Your 2nd shot comes to rest on the green. When putting, you hit the ball too hard and it rolls off the green into a bunker. You deem your ball unplayable and take relief by placing another ball on the putting green where you putted from and hole the next putt. What is your score for the hole? 4 5 7 Answer B Two shots onto the green One putt that rolls off the green One stroke for declaring the ball unplayable under option 19.2a One putt that is holed Total = 5 strokes

You must play the ball as it lies You must declare the ball unplayable Hole 9 When playing the 9th hole, your ball lands close to the 1st green. Playing the ball as it lies would result in your feet being on the 1st green. What is the ruling? You must play the ball as it lies You must declare the ball unplayable You must take free relief Answer C = Rule 13.2f Relief must be taken from a wrong green. Interference exists for the lie, swing and stance.

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