1.Harry’s ball lies on the putting green, 10 feet away from the hole. His caddie, Byron, goes to the other side of the hole (opposite side of Harry’s ball), touches the putting green and says, “Aim here.” You rule that:

A. Harry isn’t responsible for that particular action of his caddie.
B. Harry incurs a penalty since Byron touched Harry’s line of putt.
C. Byron may not touch the putting green to point out a line for putting.
D. There is no penalty for touching this portion of the putting green.

2.Which of the following is a loose impediment that may be removed without penalty?

A. Sand on the fringe of the putting green.
B. A twig lying next to your ball in a water hazard.
C. An acorn that is solidly embedded on your line of putt.
D. An ant hill compiled of sand in the fairway.

3.After it has been satisfied that Keith has taken complete relief from an immovable obstruction (with the club he would have used if the obstruction wasn’t there), his heels once again come into contact with the cart path when taking his stance with a newly selected club. Keith plays a stroke at the ball with his heels touching the path. How many penalty strokes has Keith incurred?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

4.Phil’s ball came to rest in a large bush. Phil enters the bush with both hands on the club, selecting the least intrusive route possible to his ball. Upon taking a restricted backswing, his club knocks down a few leaves and causes Phil to discontinue his backswing. Phil:

A. Incurs no penalty if this act did not improve the area of his intended swing.
B. Will always incur a penalty for breaking anything that is growing or fixed.
C. Is penalized if this act improves his area of intended swing, even if he backs away and chooses a new line and direction of play.
D. A & C are correct.

5. In match play, Doug hits his fifth shot on a par 4 which ends up resting against the flagstick, but not yet holed. Without his authority, his opponent, Fran, walks up to the hole and shakes the flagstick, knocking Doug’s ball away from the hole. It is now Fran’s turn to putt and she buries a 15-footer for a 3. Doug now replaces the flagstick in the hole, replaces his ball against the flagstick, shakes the flagstick and the ball becomes holed. What is the result of this hole?

A. Fran loses the hole.
B. Doug loses the hole.
C. The hole is halved.

6.On the 16th hole, A.J. was faced with a treacherous bunker shot. Melanie, his fellow competitor and golf cart companion, dropped him off and moved their golf cart behind the putting green. Melanie parked the cart and approached the green. Moments later, A.J. bladed his bunker shot over the green, striking their golf cart. What is the ruling?

A. Melanie incurs a two-stroke penalty.
B. A.J. loses the hole.
C. A.J. incurs a two-stroke penalty.
D. Neither player is penalized.

7. Taylor went for the green in two on a 510-yard par 5, but came up just short. On his third shot, a difficult chip out of tall grass, he managed to triple-hit the ball. Taylor went to where his ball now lay on the putting green and holed the putt. Taylor’s score for the hole is:

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

8. In four-ball stroke play, a side returns a score card with the score of one player omitted for one hole. His partner, whose score is marked, had the higher of the two scores in play of the hole. The marker recorded a better-ball score, based on the lower score that was omitted. The side has left the scoring area. What is the ruling?

A. The Committee should correct this mistake and allow the better-ball score for the hole as recorded by the marker to stand.
B. The Committee is responsible for the better-ball score; the partner’s higher score as returned stands as their betterball score for the hole.
C. The better-ball score stands; however the side incurs a twostroke penalty on top of the incorrect better-ball score.
D. The side is disqualified for returning an incorrect score card.

9.Under The Rules of Golf, which of the following is a wrong ball?

A. A player’s provisional ball while he is searching for his original.
B. A player’s original ball which was discovered outside a water hazard after the player properly dropped a ball under Rule 26-1 (there was reasonable evidence the original ball was in the water hazard).
C. A ball played under Rule 3-3, which has not been substituted in accordance with the Rules.
D. A ball lying on the out of bounds line, when only a portion of it is touching the course in play.

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