KNOW THE RULES
2008 SCGA Rules Quiz
It’s time to test your knowledge of The Rules of Golf. Since 2008 was a quadrennial Rules change year, you’ll want to play close attention. Answers are at the end of the quiz.
1. In a stroke play competition, Randy bladed a bunker shot over the green which struck his caddie and then subsequently bounced off of Randy’s golf bag. The ruling is:
A. No penalty but the caddie is fired.
B. Randy incurs a one-stroke penalty.
C. Randy incurs a two-stroke penalty.
D. Randy incurs four penalty strokes.
2. A ball that rolls closer to the hole when dropped must always be re-dropped.
A. True.
B. False.
3. Bim’s ball came to rest in the center of the fairway covered with a clump of mud. Bim lifted the ball without marking it, cleaned off the mud, and then replaced the ball at the exact spot from which it was lifted. How many penalty strokes has Bim incurred?
A. 0.
B. 1.
C. 2.
D. 3.
4. If a player accidentally hits his ball with a practice swing, what is the ruling?
A. It counts as a stroke and the player must play the ball from its new position.
B. The player incurs a one-stroke penalty and must play the ball from its new position.
C. The player incurs a one-stroke penalty and must replace the ball.
D. The player incurs a two-stroke penalty and must replace the ball.
5. Upon reaching the putting green, Bob removed the flagstick and placed it on the green since all of his fellow competitors could see the hole from where they would be putting. Gary was first to putt and subsequently hit his putt too strong, racing it past the hole, tracking towards the removed flagstick. In a panic, Jim rushed over and picked up the flagstick so that Gary’s ball would not strike the flagstick. Jim successfully picked the flagstick up before a collision could take place. What is the ruling?
A. Gary incurs a two-stroke penalty.
B. Jim incurs a two-stroke penalty.
C. Jim incurs a one-stroke penalty.
D. Neither player is penalized.
6. Which of the following actions is permissible when a player’s ball lies in a hazard?
A. Leaning on a rake while waiting to play out of a bunker.
B. Grounding one’s club on a sprinkler head directly behind the ball.
C. Lightly taking a stance for a practice swing at a spot in the bunker away from where the ball lies.
D. All of these actions are permissible.
7. Mike’s ball came to rest on a cart path. Rather than lifting the ball off of the cart path, Mike pulled a new golf ball out of his bag and dropped it two club lengths from his nearest point of relief. Mike then played a stroke at the dropped ball.
A. Mike incurs a two-stroke penalty.
B. Mike incurs a total of three penalty strokes.
C. Mike incurs a total of four penalty strokes.
D. Mike has proceeded correctly.
8. Objects defining out of bounds are obstructions.
A. True.
B. False.
9. Bruce hit his ball into an area of tall grass and bushes. After searching for his ball for three minutes, Bruce returned to the fairway and dropped a ball as near as possible to the spot from where he last played. Before making a stroke at the dropped ball, Bruce’s fellow competitors found Bruce’s original ball.
A. Bruce is entitled to identify the found ball, and play it if it is, indeed, his original ball.
B. Since the five minutes had yet to expire, Bruce may select which ball to proceed with.
C. Bruce must proceed with the dropped ball, as it is now the ball in play.
D. As the ball was dropped provisionally, Bruce must proceed with the original.
10. Larry’s ball sailed in the direction of a water hazard. Upon reaching the area he believed his ball to be, Larry saw a ball plugged in the bank within the water hazard. Assuming it was his, Larry made a stroke at the ball and advanced it down the fairway where he discovered that it wasn’t actually his ball. You rule:
A. Larry incurs a two-stroke penalty.
B. Since Larry had virtual certainty that it was his ball, he is exempt from penalty.
C. There is no penalty for playing a wrong ball out of a water hazard; however, he must now find and play his original ball or proceed under Rule 27-1.
D. Larry incurs a total of three penalty strokes.
11. As the final group of the SCGA Amateur Championship prepared to play the par-3 10th hole at Saticoy CC, Tim asked his fellow competitor, David, what club he used on the previous hole — a par 3 of similar length.
A. Tim incurs a two-stroke penalty for asking for advice.
B. Tim incurs a two-stroke penalty and David will also incur a penalty if he replies with helpful information.
C. Tim should be disqualified under Rule 33-7.
D. Tim has not breached any Rule by asking David this question.
Answer
1. B [*Dec. 19-2/7]
2. B [Rule 20-2c (vii)]
3. B [Dec. 18-2a/13]
4. C [Dec. 18-2a/20]
5. D [*Dec. 17-1/7; Rule 24-1]
6. D [Rule 13-4 (Note);
*Dec. 13-4/0.5]
7. A [*Rule 20-7c (Note 3);
Rule 15-2 (Exception]
8. [Definition of obstruction
and out of bounds]
9. C [Dec. 27-1/2)]
10. A [*Rule 15-3]
11. D (Dec 8-1/6)
* These Rules and Decisions were revised this year.
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