TRUE OR FALSE
1.In stroke play, a competitor may give information on the Rules to a fellow-competitor.
2.An earthen stacked turf face of a bunker is part of the bunker.
3.When out of bounds is defined by a line on the ground, a ball is out of bounds when all
of it lies on the line.
4. A player may only repair an old hole plug if his ball lies on the putting green.
5. A ball is only outside the teeing ground when part of it is outside the limits of the tee
markers.
6.An out of bounds stake is an immovable obstruction.
7.In a bunker, a player has addressed the ball when he has taken his stance.
8. A hole made by a non-burrowing animal may not be declared ground under repair.
9.Through the green, a player may remove sand from the area in which he is to drop a ball.
10. A coin, when used to mark the position of a ball, is considered to be the player’s
equipment.
11.The term ‘rule’ includes any conditions of the competition.
12. A player must always take relief from ground under repair.
13.In stroke play, the penalty for dropping a ball in an incorrect manner is two strokes.
14.In foursomes, when a ball is to be placed, it must be placed by the player who will make
the next stroke.
15.When a ball is to be replaced, it must be replaced by the player, his partner, or the
person who lifted or moved it.
16. A player is always entitled to lift his ball when he discontinues play.
17.If a player’s ball lies outside a water hazard he is not entitled to relief without penalty
from interference by an immovable obstruction that lies in the water hazard.
18. A path through the rough cut to fairway height is considered to be a closely-mown area.
19.In a match, if a player wins the first three holes and then discovers he has 15 clubs in his
bag, he is then only 1 up.
20. A caddie may smooth sand in a bunker prior to his player making a stroke from the same
bunker.
21. A player is entitled to lift his ball for identification, the only exception being when it lies
in a water hazard.
22.In stroke play, if a competitor proceeds under Rule 3-3 he need not report the facts to
the Committee if he scores the same with both balls.
23. A player may have a line of putt when his ball lies off the putting green.
24. A player may brush aside frost from his line of putt with a towel.
25.If a player’s ball has come to rest in a bunker, he is allowed to lift it to determine
whether it has become unfit for play.
26. A stake defining the margin of a water hazard is in the hazard.
27.The Committee may waive any penalty, including one of disqualification.
28.The margins of ground under repair extend vertically downwards, but not upwards.
29.In a Stableford competition, the Committee is responsible for determining the result of
each hole and calculating the points total.
