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. In a Four-Ball stroke play event, Player A who has Caddie A & Player B who has Caddie B are a side. On the 4th hole Player B's stroke is found in a red penalty area. Player B announces the ball is unplayable and they will take penalty area relief. Player B drops a ball within 2 club-lengths of the reference point where the ball last crossed into the penalty area but it comes to rest outside the relief area. Player A then drops the ball for a 2nd time, it also lands in the relief area but comes to rest outside the relief area. Player B then places another ball on the spot the 2nd drop touched the ground in the relief area. The ball does not stay at rest so Player A tries to replace it on the same spot, but again it doesn't stay at rest. Player B places another ball on the same spot again where it does now stay at rest and Player B proceeds to play their next stroke.

How Many Penalty Strokes to Side A-B Apply?

3. 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?

4. In stroke play, a player chooses to putt with the Flagstick unattended left in the hole. They putt and whilst their ball is in motion, to prevent the ball hitting the Flagstick, another player removes it from the hole.

What Penalty to the Other Player Applies?

5. In stroke play, a player's tee stroke lands in a buggy which is moving about 200 yards off the tee in the 2nd cut of fairway. The driver is unaware that a ball has landed in the rear of the buggy and drives 75 yards closer to the hole. The player follows the buggy to where it is now parked and estimates the point directly below the buggy as the reference point for taking relief, they drop the ball correctly in the relief area and play their next stroke.

How Many Penalty Strokes Apply?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

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

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

13. Which One of these 4 Statements for the Definition 'Replace' is Incorrect?

14. 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?

15. 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?

16. On the fairway Allan's drive has come to rest against a bunker rake. He removes the rake and it causes their ball to move. How Many Penalty Strokes Apply and What is the Governing Rule?

17. 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?

18. 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?

19. If two or more players agree to play out of turn to give one of them an advantage and one of them plays out of turn with the agreement in place, they are both disqualified if they are unaware this agreement is not allowed?

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

21. In which of the following are both player A and B penalized?

22. A player's ball lies at the top of a steep hill and, because the player is concerned that the wind might blow the ball down the hill away from the hole before they are able to play it, the player deliberately presses down the grass at the bottom of the hill in case the ball might come to rest there. What penalty applies?

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

24. Your tee shot on a par-3 just carries a yellow penalty area and comes to rest in a greenside bunker. You treat the ball as unplayable and take back-on-the-line relief outside the bunker in a narrow strip of land between the bunker and the penalty area. Your chosen reference point on the line behind the bunker is a few inches in front of the penalty area. You drop a ball that lands on the yellow line and it rolls less than one club-length from the reference point, coming to rest inside the penalty area. You lift that ball to drop it again and this time it lands in the general area, rolls less than one club-length and comes to rest in the penalty area. You then lift the ball and place it on the spot in the general area where the ball landed on the second drop and play onto the putting green. At that point, another player questions your procedure and you consult a referee. What is the correct ruling?

25. Your tee shot heads toward some trees and you play a provisional ball. Unknown to you, your partner’s caddie – who was walking ahead of you, your partner, and your caddie – started searching for your original ball about two minutes before the three of you arrived. Just as you begin to search, play is suspended. You search for 2 more minutes and find your original ball in a playable position in the general area about 10 yards from your provisional ball that is in a similar playable position. You mark the spot of and lift the original ball and then pick up your provisional without marking its spot. When play resumes, you place a new ball on the spot from which your original was lifted and play from there. How many total penalty strokes do you get in stroke play, if any?