Rules School: Primary School Test

1. Your ball ended in a penalty area, but in fact it lies OK in some grass, so you consider playing it as it lies. The other player you are playing with says, that you are not allowed to do so - you must take relief with a one stroke penalty. Who is right?

You are (it is perfectly OK to play a ball from a penalty area).

The other player is (you must take relief with a one stroke penalty).

No one; you must take relief with a two stroke penalty!

2. Your ball heads towards some rough, and after one minute of searching you find a ball that looks like your ball - but you are not sure! You decide to strike the ball. When you arrive at the putting green you realize that it was not your ball! Have you done anything wrong?

3. You drop a ball from higher than knee height (around shoulder height). You correct the error before the stroke, by lifting the ball and re-dropping it correctly from knee height - and then plays it. Did you incur any penalty for the first (wrong) drop?

No.

Yes, one penalty stroke.

Yes, two penalty strokes (match play: Lost hole).

4. Match play: Your ball lies on the putting green 45 feet from the hole, and your opponent's ball lies in a bunker 30 feet from the hole. You are both ready to play, and have not talked about who should play first. Who is going to play first, then?

You.

Your opponent (all balls must be on the putting green, before anyone begins putting).

5. Your ball lies 12 feet from the hole and the other player's ball lies 11 feet from the hole - both balls are almost on the same line. The other player stands behind you, when you are putting (to learn from your putt), which distracts you. Is the other player's behaviour considered to be good player conduct?

Yes, it is perfectly OK.

No, but there is no penalty.

No, and he/she incurs a one stroke penalty.

6. Stroke play: You accidentally tee the ball outside the teeing area and make a stroke at it. What is the penalty, and what should you do?

One penalty stroke and the stroke is cancelled.

Two penalty strokes and the stroke is cancelled.

Two penalty strokes and the ball must be played as it lies (the stroke counts).

7. You first stroke from the teeing area heads towards some rough, and therefore you play a provisional ball (which ends on the fairway - of course!). You search for the first ball in three minutes, but don't find it. Therefore you go to the provisional ball and plays it. How many strokes have you made?

2

3

4

5