Rules of Golf Quiz
True or False.

The answer to these questions is TRUE or FALSE

  1. A player is allowed to ask his fellow competitor the distance to the flag from the bunker
  2. A player may take free relief under Rule 25-1 if his ball comes to rest in a hole made by a bird.
  3. A ball is in play as soon as the player tees it up on the teeing ground.
  4. A ball is deemed to be in the bunker when it lies on grass covered ground within the bunker
  5. When his ball lies on the putting green a player may brush dew off the line of his putt, using his putter
  6. Stakes defining ground under repair or water hazards are obstructions.
  7. Grass cuttings which have been abandoned on the course are ground under repair, and free drop relief may be taken under Rule 25-1
  8. The line of play extends for a reasonable distance beyond the hole.
  9. A player may declare his ball lost if he does not wish to look for it.
  10. Objects defining out of bounds, such as walls, fences, stakes and railings are obstructions.
  11. When out of bounds is defined by a white line the ball is not out of bounds until the whole ball lies on or beyond the line.
  12. A player may always play a provisional ball if he considers his original ball may be lost
  13. A player must take relief, without penalty, if his ball comes to rest on any putting green on the course other than the putting green of the hole he is playing
  14. The player is the sole judge of whether his ball is unplayable.
  15. A player may mark and lift his ball anywhere on the course, if he considers his ball might assist the play of his opponent or fellow competitor
  16. When a water hazard is defined by a yellow line the ball is not in the hazard until the whole ball lies on or beyond the line
  17. A player may stand out of bounds to play lying in bounds
  18. The margins of a water hazard extend vertically upwards and downwards
  19. In a match between A and B, player A wins the first two holes and then discovers that he has 15 clubs in his bag. Player B is then 2 up
  20. When a player's ball lies in a lateral water hazard he has a maximum of four possible options open to him