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 addreed 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.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59.A player may drop his ball in a water hazard when deeming his ball unplayable.The player can deem his ball unplayable under any circumstance.Sand and loose dirt are loose impediment in the course.Casual water was included in the abnormal ground condition.The ball in play include the ball wrongly substituted.The cave made by burrowing animals are ground under repair.The stick identify the water hazard stands out of the hazard.The unmotivated golf cart is also player’s equipment.The line of play extends vertically upwards from the ground and extends a reasonable distance beyond the hole.Ball in play includes a ball substituted for the ball in play whether or not the substitution is permitted.A player whose club is damaged in the normal course of play may continue to use the club in its damaged state.When resuming play after it had been discontinued a player may substitute a ball on the spot from which the original ball was lifted.Strokes played in continuing the play of a hole, the result of which has been decided, are not practice strokes.There is no penalty if a ball lying in an abnormal ground condition is accidentally moved by the player during search.A dropped ball is not re-dropped if it rolls and comes to rest nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief, but not nearer the hole than where it originally lay.There is a penalty for touching gra in the backward movement of the stroke by a player whose ball lies in a hazard.
A player is entitled to relief from ground under repair when his ball lies in a water hazard.Strokes taken and penalty strokes incurred solely in playing a provisional ball, subsequently abandoned, are disregarded.Irrespective of where a ball lies, it may be cleaned when it has been lifted because it is aisting play.A player must not play a ball that lies on the fringe of a wrong putting green.A player may play a provisional ball solely in the belief that his original ball may be lost in a water hazard.A player may declare his ball unplayable at any place on the course except when the ball is in a water hazard.Ice and snow are loose impediments.
In a match play, the forecaddie is also an outside agency.Through the green, a player has addreed the ball when he has taken his stance.
Advice includes any counsel or suggestion that could influence a player in determining the choice of his club.
A ball is in play as soon as the player has made a stroke on a teeing ground. Material piled for removal by a greenkeeper is ground under repair. Sand and loose soil are loose impediments anywhere on the course.
A ball is deemed to have moved if it leaves its position and comes to rest in any other 60.61.62.63.64.65.66.67.68.69.70.71.72.73.74.75.76.77.78.79.80.81.82.83.84.
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A player must not allow his partner\'s caddie to position himself on or close to an extension of the line of play behind his ball.The player may wrap a towel or handkerchief around the grip of the club to aist him in gripping.A player may brush aside or mop up casual water on the line of putt.In match play, a player incurs no penalty for accidentally moving an opponent’s ball at rest while searching for it.A dropped ball is re-dropped, without penalty, if it touches the player, his partner, either of their caddies or their equipment before or after it struck the ground.In match play, if a player makes a stroke with a ball that has been dropped or placed in a wrong place, he incurs a one-stroke penalty.Through the green, the player is entitled to relief from an immovable obstruction when he has intervention on his direction of play.The equipment include the coin which state the two-club length of drop.
The hazard include the lateral water hazard , the water hazard and the ground under repair.The yellow stick state the water hazard while the red ones state the lateral water hazard.Water hazard stakes may not be moved even if they are physically movable.A ball is out of bounds when any part of it lies out of bounds.
In match play, a player may concede a hole at any time prior to the conclusion of the hole.
Foreign material may be applied to the club face for the purpose of influencing the movement of the ball.
In no circumstances may a player touch or bend long gra when searching for his ball. In stroke play, the penalty for testing the condition of a hazard is two strokes. A burrowing animal is an animal that makes a hole for habitation or shelter.The line of putt does not extend beyond the hole.The time spent playing a wrong ball is not counted in the five-minute period allowed for search.In a threesome or foursome competition, penalty strokes do affect the order of play.If the player checks his downswing voluntarily before his clubhead reaches the ball he is deemed not to have made a stroke.Through the green is the whole area of the course except all hazards on the course.The penalty for agreeing to exclude the operation of any Rule is two penalty strokes in stroke play and lo of hole in match play.The Committee may not prohibit practice on or near the putting green of the hole last played.In stroke play, when starting play of the hole, a stroke played from outside the teeing ground and any subsequent strokes played by the competitor from outside the teeing ground do not count in his score.A ball is unfit for play if its surface is scratched or scraped.
A player may ask advice during a stipulated round from only his partner or either of their caddies.
87.In match play, if a player plays when his opponent should have played the opponent may immediately require the player to cancel the stroke so played.
88.A player may not stand outside the teeing ground to play a ball within it.
89.A player must give his opponent, marker or fellow-competitor the opportunity to observe the lifting of the ball when it is to be lifted for identification.90.The player may not touch an obstruction at addre or during a backswing for a stroke when his ball is in a hazard.91.A Referee does not have to act on a breach, which he observes.92.The margin of ground under repair extends vertically upwards, but not downwards.93.A \'stroke\' includes the player\'s backswing.94.A ball is deemed to have \'moved\' if it leaves its position and comes to rest in any other place.95.A Committee may prohibit play from \"Ground Under Repair\".96.Advice\' does not include information on the Rules and matters such as the position of hazards or the flagstick.97.A pile of gra cuttings is always \"Ground Under Repair\".98.In stroke play, if a competitor returns a gro score for a hole higher than that actually taken, the score as returned shall stand.99.A ball is \'holed\' provided most of it is below the level of the lip of the hole.100.If, when proceeding under the Rules, a player drops a ball at a point through the green, it must be re-dropped if it rolls and comes to rest on a putting green.101.A ball is outside the teeing ground when part of it lies outside the teeing ground.102.A foursome is a match in which two play against two, and each side plays one ball.103.A player\'s tee peg is not always defined as part of his equipment.104.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.105.If a player\'s ball lies through the green in a hole made by a rabbit, a snake or a bird, he is entitled to relief.106.A player may brush aside frost from his line of putt.107.An artificially surfaced path cannot be defined as an integral part of the course.108.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.109.In match play, a player doubtful of his rights may play a second ball.110.A stake defining the margin of a water hazard is in the hazard.111.Strokes played in continuing the play of a hole, the result of which has been decided, are practice strokes.112.A ball may always be cleaned when it is lifted.113.A player may lift his ball anywhere on the course if he considers that it might aist the play of another player.114.A player is always the sole judge of whether his ball is unplayable.115.If a player considers the conceion of a putt too generous he may decline it.116.A player\'s ball lies on the putting green. If he putts and his ball in motion is deflected into the hole by a worm, the ball is \'holed\'.117.If a player\'s club strikes the ball twice in the course of a stroke, the stroke counts and he must add a penalty stroke.118.A player may practise chipping near the first teeing ground before starting a round or play-off.119.A partner is a player aociated with another player on the same side.120.Objects defining out of bounds are obstructions.
RULE NUMBER 121.A player repairs a spike mark on his line of putt. 16
122.A player drops his club on his ball at rest, causing it to move. 18 123.A player strikes a ball moving in water. 26
124.A player substitutes a ball when not permitted to do so.15
125.A player lifts his ball because he thinks it may aist the play of his opponent. 20 126.A Committee disqualifies a player who is guilty of a serious breach of etiquette.
127.A player asks for advice from his opponent. 8
128.A player unduly delays play between the play of two holes.129.A player applies foreign material to his ball.130.A player’s ball at rest is moved by another ball in motion.
18 131.A player has two caddies at the same time. 6 132.A player drops his ball and it rolls out of bounds.
27 133.A player plays a practice stroke from a bunker after completing play of the 7th hole. 7 134.A player plays from in front of the tee-markers. 11 135.A player plays a stroke at a ball moving in a stream.
136.A player cleans his ball.
21 137.A player deems his ball unplayable. 28 138.A player is late for his starting time. 6 139.A player hits a shot out of bounds. 27 140.A player asks to have the flagstick attended when his ball lies through the green. 17 141.A player wishes to take relief from a lateral water hazard. 26 142.A player lifts his ball to identify it in a hazard.
12 143.A player wishes to change his ball which is cut.
5 144.A player’s ball in motion is accidentally deflected by his caddie. 19 145.A player’s ball comes to rest in casual water in a bunker. 25 146.A player announces that he will play a provisional ball. 27 147.A ball embedded in its own mark through the green.
148.A ball is resting against the flagstick.
17 149.A player hits a shot out of bounds. 27 150.A player wishes to identify his ball that is in a bad lie in the rough.
12 151.A player concedes the match to his opponent.
152.A player has interference from a fixed sprinkler head.153.A player played a wrong ball. 15 154.A player played a ball from a wrong place.
155.A player moved his ball when marking it on the putting green.156.A player’s ball overhangs the lip of the hole.157.A player’s club is damaged in the normal course of play.
158.A player’s ball rests OB and played his second ball on the teeing ground.159.A player is late for his starting time.160.A player wishes to take relief from a lateral water hazard.161.A player lifts his ball to identify it in a hazard.162.A player prees down gra behind his ball in the rough.163.A player drops his ball and it rolls out of bounds.164.A player putts with his feet astride the line of putt.165.A player’s ball comes to rest in casual water in a bunker.166.A player lifts his ball which is incorrectly dropped.167.A player plays a stroke from within a water hazard, but fails to get the ball out of the hazard and now wishes to take relief.168.A player wraps a handkerchief around the grip of his driver.169.A player’s ball comes to rest in its own pitch-mark through the green.170.A player’s ball comes to rest on a plastic bag.
171.A ball when placed fails to come to rest on the spot on which it was placed.172.A player touches the water in a water hazard with his club when his ball lies in the water hazard.173.A Committee determines that there are exceptional circumstances that warrant waiving the penalty 174.A ball is moved in measuring while proceeding under a Rule. 175.A player’s ball falls off the tee when he addrees it.
176.A ball falls off a tee before the player make a stroke on the teeing ground.177.A player touches his line of putt.178.A player’s ball in motion is accidentally deflected by his caddie.179.A player’s ball is lost in a burrowing animal hole.180.In match play, a player played from the teeing ground when his opponent had the honour.181.In stroke play, a fellow-competitor accidentally kicks the competitor’s ball that was at rest.182.In match play, a player and opponent exchange balls during play of a hole.183.In four-ball match play, only one of the partners arrives to play at the agreed starting time.184.In foursomes match play, a player plays when his partner should have played.185.In four-ball stroke play, partners decide that it would be best for the player nearer the hole to play first.186.In stroke play, a competitor fails to inform his marker of a penalty as soon as practicable.187.In stroke play, a fellow-competitor intentionally kicks the competitor’s ball that was at rest.188.In stroke play, a player leaves the 18th green without holing out.189.In foursomes stroke play, the partners play in an incorrect order.190.In a four-ball match, an absent partner joins the match at the 3rd tee.191.In match play, a player during the play of a hole forgets to inform his opponent that he had incurred a penalty stroke.192.In match play, a ball in motion is accidentally deflected by an opponent.193.In match play, a player makes a stroke from a wrong place.194.It is virtually certain that a player’s ball is lost in a movable obstruction.
195.On the putting green, a player’s caddie touches the putting green in pointing out a line for putting.196.Through the green, a player touches a loose impediment near his ball and his ball moves.197.To play his next stroke, a player will have to stand on a wrong putting green.198.The Committee suspends play while the players are between play of two holes.199.The Committee declares play null and void and cancels all scores due to heavy rain rendering parts of the course unplayable.200.The player strikes the ball twice during the course of a stroke.
