Have a Go – Rules Quiz


rulesA Quiz that may be undertaken (no login required) to get a taste for the Questions and Quizzes available (I’ll change the question pool from time to time).
These are predominantly constructed to support Referees, Club Officials and keen golfers to better understand the Definitions and Rules of Golf.
Each time the Quiz is undertaken, a random selection of 5 questions is taken from a specified (small) pool.

Four fictitious players are used for the questions: David, Greg, Liz and Jill.

Ideal to take this Quiz with a small group, discussing the scenarios and coming up with a well informed response.
Use the ‘
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When the Quiz is submitted, the result will be shown and with each question showing a descriptive answer which will include pertinent links back to the R&A web site for a thorough understanding on how the decision is made.
A great way to obtain a better understanding/appreciation of the Rules of Golf.
Important:  The responses/answers given are based on applying the Official Rules of Golf.

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HAVE A GO

RULES of GOLF QUIZ

   5 Questions Only   

Pool of   60  Questions
[Just a Taster of the 6,000 Questions Available]
   80% is a good score   


You have 7 minutes 30 seconds for the Quiz

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Created by David Trembath

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Liz and Jill are playing as opponents in a match and Jill has holed out for 4.
Liz is on the putting green after 2 strokes and has a relatively short putt to win the hole.
Whilst her putt is in motion, Jill concedes the stroke.
The ball comes to rest just short of the hole, Jill picks it up and hands it back to Liz.
The hole is tied.      [REF: 6T1001]

Golf ball on putting green

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Greg and David are playing as a side in four-ball stroke round and are sharing a caddie. The other side is Steve and Wayne.
Whilst walking down a fairway, the shared caddie (without any instruction from either David or Greg) lifts a stray ball which is then determined to be Wayne's ball in play.
The ball is replaced by Wayne.
Both David and Greg get a 1-stroke penalty.     [REF: 6S1112]

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Playing stroke, David's third stroke has unfortunately come to rest in the branches of a bush rooted in a course bunker.
The spot directly below the ball is in the bunker and David decides the play the ball as it lies.
He has 2 practice swings to get his timing right and on both of these occasions the club brushes the sand in the bunker.
David takes his stance to make a stroke and on the backswing his club gets caught in one of the branches causing the ball to move, however, he continues with the stroke just making contact with the ball sending it some 10m (11 yards) closer to the hole on the fairway.
David now plays that ball to the putting green, takes 2 more strokes to complete the hole then starts the next.
What is David's score for the hole?     [REF: 6M1027]

Stroke in Bush

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Liz and David are playing as a side in a four-ball stroke round. The other side is Jill and Greg.
Both Liz and David are using are using approved caddies.
Liz plays out of a bunker to the putting green and asks Jill to mark and lift her ball (Liz’s ball) whilst she rakes the bunker. Jill does so correctly.
If Liz's caddie replaces Liz’s ball on the correct spot and Liz makes a stroke at that replaced ball, Liz will incur a 1-stroke penalty.       [REF: 5T1078]

Woman Playing From Bunker

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Liz says to Jill during a stoppage in play.
"If your ball played from the putting green is deflected by a leaf (blown by the wind), the ball is played as it lies".       [REF: 6S1177]

The average score is 63%

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BOUNDARY OBJECT

An object (usually lines, stakes, fences etc) that define and/or identify a course boundary.

These objects are NOT obstructions and ARE immovable
unless a specific Local Rule has been implemented [MLR A-6]

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COMPLIANT DROP

A ball has been dropped in the ‘right way’
[Rule: 14.3b]
and
has come to rest in the required area
[Rule: 14.3c].

**   The ball is now ‘in play’  **

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