Annual Rules Quiz
Rules of Golf by Ryan Farb, PGA 1
distance-measuring device
In singles match play, in a competition
where distance-measuring devices are not permitted, a player holes his second stroke from the fairway. In his excitement, he pulls out a distance- measuring device and measures the distance for his opponent’s second stroke from the fairway. Without being asked, he tells his opponent the yard- age. His opponent plays the stroke and fails to hole out. When they reach the putting green, the opponent makes a claim. What is the ruling?
a. The player wins the hole. b. The opponent wins the hole. c. The hole is halved. d. The player is disqualifi ed for a breach of Rule 14-3.
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interference from a towel
A player is sharing his fellow-compet-
itor’s towel and places it on the fringe near the putting green. He then hits his putt which rolls past the hole and onto the towel. Not knowing what to do, he plays the ball from off of the towel and into the hole. How many penalty strokes does the player incur?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 64 /
NCGA.ORG / WINTER 2016 C
ontinuing a tradition that began in 2015, we present our second annual Rules Quiz. The questions are complex requiring a nuanced command of the Rules of Golf. The quiz also requires
a Decisions on the Rules of Golf book (available at
NCGA.org). Some of the questions pertain to new rules and decisions implemented for 2016. The answers are given in a small box at the end of the quiz, but for a full explanation, visit
NCGA.org.
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grounding a club in a bunker
In a 36-hole four-ball stroke-play competition, A and B are partners. On the 5th hole
of the fi rst round, A scores a 5 and B scores a 6, however, player A grounded her club in a bunker and did not include the penalty in her score because she did not know it was a penalty. A and B sign and return their score card with a 5 for A and a 6 for B. That evening, A learns that she should have incurred a penalty for grounding her club in the bunker and informs the Committee. What is the ruling?
a. The side scores a 6 for the hole. c. The side scores a 9 for the hole.
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b. The side scores a 7 for the hole. d. The side is disqualifi ed.
provisional ball In individual stroke play, a player hits his tee shot toward a lateral water hazard.
Solely in belief that the ball might be in the water hazard, he announces a provisional ball and plays it to the fairway. When he arrives at the hazard, he fi nds and picks up his ball in the water hazard and drops it in accordance with Rule 26-1b and plays it on to the putting green. He then picks up the second ball in the fairway, which was lying about 10 yards directly left of where he dropped, and completes the hole with two putts. What is his score for the hole?
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. If the player fails to correct his mistake prior to playing from the next teeing ground, he is disqualifi ed.
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