1.   In a match in which Alan is playing against Bill, Alan wins the first hole but as he is about to tee off at the second hole, he realises one of the 14 clubs in his bag, is his now non-conforming driver which he did not
use in playing the first hole.  He immediately declares his non-conforming driver out of play. 
What is the status of the match?

      a)         Alan is disqualified so Bill wins the match;

      b)         The match is now all square;

      c)         Bill is now one up.

B  is correct, see Rule 4-1a and the general penalty below Rule 4-2  (A would have been correct last year)

2.   Charlie and Dennis are fellow-competitors in a stroke play competition. Dennis removes the flagstick and lays it down off the putting green. Dennis, thins his chip shot onto the green and his ball heads for the removed flagstick.  Charlie, in a gesture of sportsmanship, quickly lifts the flagstick and prevents Dennis's ball striking it. What is the ruling?

a)         Dennis incurs a penalty of two strokes;

b)         Charlie incurs a penalty of two strokes;

c)         Neither competitor is penalised.

C  is correct, see exception in Rule 24-1b last paragraph   (B  would have been correct last year)

3.     Eric and Eileen are partners in a mixed four-ball Stableford competition.   Eileen, having played from a bunker, finds the ball she played was Eric's.  Eric finds Eileen's ball in the cut rough just beyond the bunker. 
What is the ruling?

a)         Eileen incurs no penalty;

b)         Eileen incurs a penalty of two strokes;

c)         Eileen incurs no penalty but her stroke at the wrong ball counts.

B is correct, see Rule 15-3b (A would have been correct last year)

4.     In a foursomes match, Fred and Gerry are partners.  Fred tees off at the third hole but the ball hits Gerry's trolley. 
What is the ruling?

a)         Fred and Gerry lose the hole;

b)         Fred and Gerry incur a one stroke penalty and Gerry must play the ball as it lies;

c)         Fred and Gerry incur no penalty and Gerry must play the ball as it lies.

B is correct, see Rule 19-2. (A would have been correct last year)


5.     In a four-ball match, Harry and Irene are partners.  Harry putts to within 15 inches of the hole and although Irene's ball is the furthest from the hole, Harry putts out first.  In doing so, Harry stands astride of an extension of his line of putt behind the ball, to avoid standing on Irene's line of putt. 
What is the ruling?

a)         Harry and Irene lose the hole;

b)         Harry is disqualified from the hole;

c)         Neither Harry nor Irene incur any penalty.

C is correct, see Rule 16-1e  (B would have been correct in 2004)


6.         In a stroke play competition, Jack's tee shot goes into a fairway bunker.  He plays the ball but fails to extricate it from the bunker.  He smoothes the sand in the area where he played, but not where he will be
standing to play his third stroke.  On playing his third stroke, the ball hits the lip of the bunker and ricochets backwards into the area Jack had smoothed. 
What is the ruling?

a)         Jack incurs no penalty;

b)         Jack incurs a penalty of one stroke;

c)         Jack incurs a penalty of two strokes.

A is correct, see Rule 13-4 Exception 2 (C  would have been correct last year )


7.         Kate's ball goes into a water hazard.  When she reaches the hazard, she can see a ball which she believes is playable but it is muddy and she cannot see if it is hers.  She marks the position of the ball, informs her marker that she intends to lift it for identification, gives her marker the opportunity to watch her lift it; rubs away what mud is necessary to identify the ball and having found it is hers, replaces it. 
What is the ruling?

a)         Kate incurs no penalty;

b)         Kate incurs a penalty of one stroke;

c)         Kate incurs a penalty of two strokes.

A is correct, see Rule 12-2 and Kate followed the procedure correctly  (B would have been correct last year)

 

8.         In a Bogey competition, Leslie asked Matthew, his fellow-competitor, how far his ball was from the putting green.  Matthew told Leslie that his ball lay 163 yards to the centre of the green. 
What is the ruling?

a)         Neither Leslie nor Matthew incurs any penalty;

b)         Matthew and Leslie each incur a penalty of two strokes;

c)         Matthew incurs a penalty of two strokes.

A is correct, see Definition of Advice (B  would have been correct last year)


9.       In a Medal, Natalie's ball went into an area of casual water. She retrieved her ball, but because she could see it was badly scuffed she dropped a new ball behind the casual water, going back about ten yards, being careful to keep the spot where she dropped in line with the flagstick and where her original ball had lain. 
What penalties would Natalie incur if she now played the dropped ball as it lay?

a)         Two penalty strokes for a wrong substitution;

b)         Two penalty strokes for playing from a wrong place;

c)         Two penalty strokes for a wrong substitution and for playing from a wrong place;

d)         Four penalty strokes for a wrong substitution and for playing from a wrong place.


C is correct, see exception to Rule 15-2 and Note 3 to Rule 20-7 (D  would have been correct last year)


10.       Peter bought his driver a few years ago from a well-known golf store.  It has not been modified.  He wants to know if it still a conforming club. 
Which of the following is correct advice:

a)         If it was made by one of the well-known manufacturers it will be conforming;

b)         If it was made by one of the well-known manufacturers before 1999 and is not listed on the List of Non-Conforming Drivers, it is likely to be conforming;

c)         If it is not listed on the List of Conforming Driver heads, it will be non-conforming;

d)         If it is not listed on the List of Non-Conforming Drivers it will be conforming.


 B is correct.

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