Rules Quiz 3

1 –  A and B are partners in a foursome. Player A drives and there is doubt as to whether the ball is out of bounds or not. If the players decide to play a provisional ball, who must play it?

A - Either player may play the provisional.

B - Player B.

C - Player A.

2 -  A player’s ball in the rough lies in the loose material caused by a rabbit digging a hole. The player is entitled to free relief.

A- False.

B – True

3 -  Wrong greens are part of the general area.

A - False

B – True

4 - In a singles match, Player A has the honour on the 5th hole. He hits his ball towards some thick bushes and decides to play a provisional ball. What is the correct order of play?

A - Player A may choose to play his provisional ball either before or after Player B hits her tee shot.

B - Player A must play his provisional ball after Player B hits her tee shot.

C - Player A must play his provisional ball before Player B hits her tee shot.

5 - In a singles match, player A concedes player B's short putt for a 4. Player B then attempts to hole out and misses the short putt. Player A claims the hole. What is the ruling?

A - Player A can withdraw the concession and B is considered to have holed out in 5.

B - Player B loses the hole.

C - The concession stands and player B has completed the hole in 4 strokes.

6 - A player hits her shot out of bounds from the fairway. When dropping the ball under stroke and distance, she must drop the ball as near as possible to the spot from where the last stroke was made, no nearer the hole.

A - False

B – True

7 - In stroke play, if a player, when starting a hole, plays from outside the teeing area, the player incurs a penalty of two strokes and the ball must be played as it lies.

A- True

B – False

8 - In match play, a player's ball is in a penalty area in some shallow water, but he decides to play it as it lies. He deliberately touches the water in the penalty area on his backswing. What is the ruling?

A - There is no penalty.

B - The player gets one penalty stroke.

C - The player gets two penalty strokes

9 - In stroke play, when playing out of a bad lie, a player accidentally hits the ball a second time on her follow-through. What is the ruling?

A - The double hit counts as one shot and the player gets an additional one-stroke penalty.

B - The double hit counts as two shots but there is no additional penalty.

C - The double hit counts as only one stroke and there is no penalty.

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