NCGA Rules Quiz 2012

Take the five-question quiz to test your knowledge.

1. In stroke play, a player’s ball is in a water hazard in a playable position. Prior to playing his ball, he removes an abandoned ball lying in water in the water hazard with the head of his club. What is the ruling? * A. The player has tested the condition of the hazard and incurs a two stroke penalty. B. The player incurs a one stroke penalty for touching the water prior to his stroke. C. The player incurs a two stroke penalty for removing the abandoned ball with his club. D. The player incurs no penalty.
2. A competitor’s tee shot came to rest in heavy rough. Upon reaching the area where the ball was likely to be, the player made a stroke at a ball that she assumed was hers. She took three more strokes with the ball to reach the putting green. At this point, she discovered that she had played a wrong ball. She returned to the area where she played the wrong ball, immediately found the original ball and took 3 more strokes to complete the play of the hole. What is the player’s score for the hole? * A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
3. Which of the following is a wrong ball? * A. A ball substituted for the ball in play when substitution is not permitted. B. A ball played from outside the teeing ground when starting the play of a hole. C. Another player’s ball. D. A provisional ball.
4. A competitor hits his ball onto a cart path that is through the green. Although the original ball is immediately recoverable, he places a new ball onto the ground within two club-lengths of his nearest point of relief that is not nearer the hole and plays it. How many penalty strokes has the competitor incurred? * A. One penalty stroke. B. Two penalty strokes. C. Three penalty strokes. D. Four penalty strokes.
5. A player’s ball came to rest in an area marked as ground under repair. The player has elected to take relief as prescribed in Rule 25-1. Prior to dropping the ball, the player removes loose impediments in the area which he is preparing to drop. What is the ruling? * A. The player incurs no penalty. B. The player incurs a one stroke penalty. C. The player incurs a one stroke penalty and the loose impediments must be replaced before the player plays his next stroke. Otherwise, he is disqualified. D. The player incurs a two stroke penalty.