NCGA Rules Quiz
Test Your Rules Knowledge
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A PLAYER’S BALL IS EMBEDDED IN ITS OWN PITCH MARK IN A CLOSELY MOWN AREA THROUGH THE GREEN. WITHOUT ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTION AND WITHOUT MARKING THE BALL, HE PICKS IT UP AND CLEANS IT. HE DROPS THE BALL AS NEAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE SPOT WHERE THE BALL LAY THAT IS NOT NEARER THE HOLE AND PLAYS THE BALL ONTO THE GREEN. WHAT IS THE RULING? A. The player incurs no penalty. B. The player incurs a one-stroke penalty. C. The player incurs a two-stroke penalty.
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A PLAYER IS COMPETING IN HIS ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. THE CHAMPIONSHIP CONSISTS OF 36 HOLES OF STROKE-PLAY QUALIFYING FOLLOWED BY MATCH PLAY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PENALTY? A. On the morning prior to his fi rst round of stroke play, he practice putts on the putting green of the 9th hole.
B. On the morning prior to starting his second round of stroke play, he practice putts on the putting green of the 9th hole. C. On the morning prior to the start of his fi rst match, he practice putts on the putting green of the 9th hole.
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WHILE PLAYING THE 11TH HOLE AT POPPY HILLS, A PLAYER’S TEE SHOT WAS DEFLECTED BY THE PRECEDING GROUP’S GOLF CART THAT WAS PARKED BEHIND THE PUTTING GREEN. THE BALL ENDED UP IN A BUNKER. UNHAPPY WITH THE RESULT, HE SUBSTITUTED ANOTHER BALL AND TEED IT UP FROM ANOTHER LOCATION WITH- IN THE TEEING GROUND. THE RESULT OF HIS NEXT STROKE CAME TO REST ON
THE PUTTING GREEN. HE TOOK ONE PUTT TO COMPLETE THE HOLE. WHAT IS THE RULING? A. He incurs a one-stroke penalty and the ball is holed. B. He incurs a two-stroke penalty and the ball is holed. C. He is disqualifi ed if he doesn’t correct the error prior to playing from the next tee.
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IN FOUR-BALL STROKE PLAY, A PLAYER’S GOLF BALL CAME TO REST ON THE PUTTING GREEN. HE AUTHORIZED HIS CADDIE TO MARK AND LIFT HIS GOLF BALL. HIS PARTNER REPLACED THE GOLF BALL AND THE PLAYER HOLED THE PUTT. WHAT IS THE RULING? A. The player incurs no penalty. B. The player incurs a one-stroke penalty. C. The player incurs a two-stroke penalty.
IN STROKE PLAY, A PLAYER’S TEE SHOT CAME TO REST ON THE PUTTING GREEN. HIS NEXT STROKE CAME TO REST OVERHANGING THE LIP OF THE HOLE. HE WALKS TO THE HOLE AND WAITS 20 SECONDS BEFORE THE BALL FALLS IN THE HOLE. WHAT IS THE PLAYER’S SCORE FOR THE HOLE? A. 2 B. 3 C. The player’s ball is not holed.
SPRING 2012 /
NCGA.ORG / 59
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