The following questions and
answers were retrieved from the USGA website at www.usga.org
in March 2004
1 The teeing ground and the putting green of the hole being played are designated as through the green.
o True
o False
2 Partners may share clubs if each player has fewer than 14 clubs.
o True
o False
3 The putting green is all ground of the hole being played which is specially prepared for putting and pitching.
o True
o False
4 If a player declares his ball which lies in a bunker unplayable, he may drop a ball within two club-lengths of where it lies, not nearer the hole but it must be dropped in the bunker.
o True
o False
5 Wind and water are sometimes outside agencies.
o True
o False
6 When the Committee has suspended play, the players must always discontinue play immediately.
o True
o False
7 If a player takes his stance without a club in a hazard, he has addressed the ball.
o True
o False
8 A ball is lost if a player has played a provisional ball from a point nearer the hole than where the original ball is likely to be.
o True
o False
9 In stroke play, a player deliberately stops a fellow-competitor's ball on a putting green to prevent him from winning a competition. What is the ruling?
o There is no penalty.
o The player incurs a two stroke penalty.
o The player should be disqualified.
10 In stroke play, a player's ball lies on a putting green. As he approaches the ball, the wind blows it into a nearby bunker. He replaces the ball on the putting green, holes out and tees off on the next hole. What is the ruling?
o There is no penalty.
o There is a two stroke penalty.
o He is disqualified.
11 A serious breach of the Rules occurs when a player proceeds other than in accordance with the Rules and:
o Substitutes a ball.
o Plays a wrong ball.
o Gains a significant advantage as a result of playing from a wrong place.
12 In which instance may a player touch his line of putt without penalty?
o With his towel in removing a loose impediment.
o With his club in removing casual water.
o With his club when tapping down spike marks.
13 A player is preparing to drop a ball or place a ball when he removes loose impediments from the area that would affect the lie of the ball. What is the ruling?
o There is no penalty.
o There is a penalty in the case of both placing and dropping.
o There is a penalty in the case of placing but not in the case of dropping.
14 In stroke play, a competitor concedes a short putt to a fellow-competitor and knocks the ball away. The fellow-competitor tees off on the next hole. What is the ruling?
o There is no penalty.
o The competitor incurs a two stroke penalty.
o The fellow-competitor is disqualified.
15 In stroke play, a player's caddie practices on the competition course before play on the day that competition is scheduled to begin. What is the ruling?
o There is no penalty.
o There is a two stroke penalty.
o There is a disqualification penalty.
16 Which is correct regarding water hazards?
o If a ball overhangs the hazard margin, the ball is in the hazard.
o If a ball lies in a tree that is growing in a water hazard, the ball is not in the hazard.
o If a ball lies on the edge of the line defining a water hazard and half of the ball lies through the green, the ball is not in the hazard.
17 A player's ball comes to rest beyond a public road defined as out of bounds on another part of the course. What is the ruling?
o In equity, the ball must be considered to be out of bounds.
o The ball lies out of bounds since it crossed a public road that is out of bounds.
o The ball remains in play unless a Local Rule specifies otherwise.
18 A player finds a mushroom growing on his line putt. What is the ruling?
o He may not discontinue play to request relief from the Committee, but he may remove the mushroom as a loose impediment.
o He may not discontinue play to request relief from the Committee, but he may take relief under the ground under repair Rule.
o He may discontinue play to request relief from the Committee, and the Committee should remove the mushroom.
19 A player's ball is lost in a tree that is growing in an area marked as ground under repair. What is the ruling?
o He may take relief without penalty under the ground under repair Rule.
o He must find and identify his ball in order to take relief under the ground under repair Rule.
o He must proceed under the lost ball Rule.
20 A player's ball lies behind a tree near an area marked as ground under repair. His only reasonable stroke is to play to the side in a direction away from both the tree and the hole but his stance for such a stroke is in ground under repair. What is the ruling?
o He is entitled to relief under the ground under repair Rule and after relief may play in any direction.
o He is entitled to relief under the ground under repair Rule but after dropping must maintain the same line of play that existed before he took relief.
o He is not entitled to relief under the ground under repair Rule but may take relief under the unplayable ball Rule.