Test

Question 1

In general, the higher the number of the iron, the higher the ball will go

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Once you tee-up the ball, if it comes off the tee you have to count 1 stroke whether you have addressed the ball or not

Answer 2

False

Question 3

You have the right to switch balls at any time during the play of a given hole

Answer 3

False

Question 4

3 under par is called a double eagle or albatross

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is the max number of clubs a player can carry?

Answer 5

14

Question 6

Longer clubs generally impart more sidespin to the ball than shorter clubs

Answer 6

True

Question 7

If you swing at a ball in the tee box and you miss it is called a “whiff”

Answer 7

True

Question 8

If you swing at a ball in the tee box and you miss you may swing at the ball again only after you take it off the tee.

Answer 8

False.

Question 9

If your ball hits another ball on the green while you are chipping from off the green, it is a 1 stroke penalty and you must return your ball to the site where it hit the other players ball.

Answer 9

False. Ok when chipping.

Question 10

If your ball hits another ball on the green while you are putting on the green, it is a 1 stroke penalty

Answer 10

True. Not ok when putting.

Question 11

You can return your ball to its original position on the green if someone hits your ball

Answer 11

True

Question 12

A 3 wood theoretically hits a ball further than a 3 iron

Answer 12

True

Question 13

How many minutes do you have to find a ball before it is considered lost?

Answer 13

5 minutes

Question 14

If you think you may have hit your ball out of bounds then you should hit a provisional ball to save time

Answer 14

True

Question 15

If your ball hits you when doing a drop it is a 1 stroke penalty

Answer 15

False

Question 16

If your ball hits you when doing a drop you must re-drop

Answer 16

True

Question 17

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

accidentally hitting your ball on a practice swing

Answer 17

1

Question 18

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

hitting into a water hazard

Answer 18

1

Question 19

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

Calling an unplayable lie and dropping within two club lengths

Answer 19

1

Question 20

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

Losing your ball

Answer 20

1

Question 21

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

Hitting out of bounds

Answer 21

1

Question 22

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

Hitting from outside the tee box (ball, not your body)

Answer 22

2

Question 23

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

Hitting your own equipment

Answer 23

2

Includes caddy & golf cart

Question 24

0,1,2 stroke penalty?

Grounding your club in a hazard

Answer 24

2

Club can’t touch sand before you swing.

Question 25

0,1,2 stroke penalty? | touching your putt line

Answer 25

2 | You can fix a divot though

Question 26

0,1,2 stroke penalty? | hitting the flagstick or another players ball when putting from the green

Answer 26

2 can't put with the stick in can chip with the stick in

Question 27

0,1,2 stroke penalty? | switching balls during play of a given hole

Answer 27

2

Question 28

0,1,2 stroke penalty? | asking for, or giving advice beyond common knowledge or marked

Answer 28

2

Question 29

0,1,2 stroke penalty? | Using a fellow competitors club

Answer 29

2

Question 30

0,1,2 stroke penalty? | hitting a removed flagstick or person holding the flagstick when chipping onto the green

Answer 30

2

Question 31

What is "the fringe"

Answer 31

short cut of grass around green. 1.5-2 feet wide

Question 32

how big is the tee box?

Answer 32

Between 2 markers and 2 club lengths deep. Can stand outside of the box, but ball must be within.

Question 33

What do you do if you hit your ball on a practice swing?

Answer 33

Replace ball to original location w/ 1 stroke penalty. | 2nd stroke when you actually hit it after

Question 34

What color marker distinguishes | Out of bounds

Answer 34

White

Question 35

What color marker distinguishes | Lateral hazard

Answer 35

Red

Question 36

What color marker distinguishes | Direct water hazard

Answer 36

Yellow

Question 37

What does "green in regulation" mean?

Answer 37

If you assume 2 putts for each hole, how many shots do you have to get to the green? Par 3=1 Par 4=2 Par 5=3

Question 38

How should you play a lost ball?

Answer 38

1 stroke penalty. Re-hit from original position. "Stroke + distance penalty" (3rd stroke when you actually hit it after)

Question 39

What should you do if you hit your ball out of bounds?

Answer 39

1 stroke penalty. Re-hit from original position. "Stroke + distance penalty" (3rd stroke when you actually hit it after)

Question 40

What is the count for | par

Answer 40

0

Question 41

What is the count for | bogie

Answer 41

+1

Question 42

What is the count for | Double bogie

Answer 42

+2

Question 43

What is the count for | birdie

Answer 43

-1

Question 44

What is the count for | eagle

Answer 44

-2

Question 45

What is the count for | double eagle/albatross

Answer 45

-3

Question 46

Your ball comes to rest on the cart path. What do you do?

Answer 46

Free drop from 1 club length

Question 47

What are your options when you hit into a direct or lateral water hazard?

Answer 47

Drop ball @ point of entry (where it entered hazard) at 2 club lengths with a 1 stroke penalty. (3rd stroke when you actually hit it after)

Question 48

What are the most 5 important etiquette rules?

Answer 48

1. Pace of play- don't make people wait behind you if there is no one in front of you 2. Don't use range balls on the course 3. Don't bring a party of people with you 4. Always fix your divots 5. Never walk across a player's putt line

Question 49

A sharp bend in the fairway is called a

Answer 49

dogleg

Question 50

What does GUR stand for and what do you do if your ball lands in it?

Answer 50

Ground under repair | Free drop- 1 club length away

Question 51

On the first hole, the person with the lowest handicap hits first

Answer 51

False