TGRS Sample Quiz (50 Questions)

1. With back-on-the-line relief, the player must drop on the line in a location allowed by the Rule being used and the spot where the ball first touches the ground when dropped creates a relief area that is two club-lengths in any direction from that point?

2. According to the Definitions & Related Clarifications; Which One of these 4 statements is incorrect?

3. If a player discovers, after playing his or her ball, that it had been moved onto the course by an outside influence after the ball had come to rest out of bounds, the player has played a wrong ball. Because it was not known or virtually certain before the ball was played, the player does not get a penalty for playing a wrong ball. In stroke play, which of the following is false?

4. In a Four-Ball stroke play event, Player A who has Caddie A & Player B who has Caddie B are a side. The side share 14 clubs. 7 are carried by Caddie A & 7 are carried by Caddie B. During play of the 4th hole Player A discovers his Caddie is actually carrying 8 Clubs, and although he has ample opportunity to tell his partner he allows the side to complete the hole and then informs their partner of this at the next tee, who confirms Caddie B has 7 Clubs, so they then take a club out of play.

How Many Penalty Strokes to Side A-B Apply?

5. In a Foursomes stroke play event, Player A who has Caddie A & Player B who has Caddie B are a side. On the 4th hole Player A marks and lifts the ball from the putting green. Player B , whose turn it is to play, replaces the ball and proceeds to play their next stroke.

How Many Penalty Strokes to Side A-B Apply?

6. A player arrives at the start point for their round in a stroke play competition 4 minutes later than the starting time assigned by the committee. How Many Penalty Strokes Apply?

7. A player declares a higher handicap which affects the number of strokes the player gets before the match and does not correct the mistake before the opponent makes their first stroke. How Many Penalty Strokes Apply?

8. A player accidentally moves their ball when taking a practise swing to determine whether relief is available from an abnormal course condition. As relief is permitted, they proceed to drop under 16.1b using the spot the ball was originally at rest to determine the nearest point of complete relief. How Many Penalty Strokes Apply?

9. In stroke play, a player has a 30 foot putt on the 4th green and they can clearly see the flagstick is in the hole and another player is standing close by it. Without saying anything, the player proceeds to putt and his ball strikes the flagstick. How Many Penalty Strokes Apply?

10. In Which of the Following Scenarios does a Penalty Apply?

11. In Which of the Following Scenarios does a Penalty Apply?

12. In Which of the Following Scenarios does the Player NOT get 1 Penalty Stroke?

13. In Which of the Following Scenarios does the Player NOT get 2 Penalty Strokes?

14. In Which of the Following Scenarios does the Player NOT get Disqualified?

15. In a play-off in a stroke-play competition If a player is disqualified (such as for making a stroke with a non-conforming club), the player is disqualified from the play-off only and the player is not entitled to any prize that may have been won in the competition itself?

16. Player A’s tee shot lands in the fairway. As Player A walks toward the ball, a goose comes across the fairway and picks up and swallows Player A’s ball. How must Player A proceed?

17. Player A’s ball on the putting green has been marked, lifted, and replaced. As Player A is awaiting their turn to play, a gust of wind causes the ball to move and come to rest in the hole. As the Rules Official in charge how would you rule?

18. Which is correct regarding loose impediments?

19. On the putting green, Pete, another player in Allan's group over hits their putt and it runs down a steep bank towards a bunker. Allan sticks a foot out and stops the ball. How Many Penalty Strokes Apply and What is the Governing Rule?

20. Whilst the round is suspended a player tests the surface of the sand in a greenside bunker in which their ball is at rest. Which rule governs the outcome?

21. Whilst the player's ball is in motion the player's caddie places their bag to prevent the ball from going out of bounds. The ball misses the bag and comes to rest on the course. Which rule governs the outcome?

22. Which of the following is correct regarding the player's clubs?

23. Which of the following statements is true in terms of Greensomes?

24. After a brief search you find a ball that might be yours. The ball is resting against a pinecone that will make it difficult to play the shot and, if moved, could cause the ball to move. The pinecone obscures the spot on the ball where your identification mark would be. Rather than marking and lifting the ball to identify it, you move the pinecone out of the way. The ball moves and it turns out to be your ball. The ruling is?

25. Your ball comes to rest on a cart path in the general area. You decide to take relief under Rule 16.1b. You determine your nearest point of complete relief in the general area and drop your ball in the one club-length relief area. The relief area is closely mown and on a steep slope. The ball rolls and comes to rest outside of the relief area, so you drop a second time and the ball rolls and comes to rest outside of the relief area again. You twice attempt to place the ball on the spot where it first touched the course on the second drop, but it won’t stay at rest on that spot. You begin to search for the nearest place where it will stay at rest. In finding the nearest place where your ball will remain at rest when placed, on which one of the following locations are you allowed to place your ball?