TGRS Sample Quiz (50 Questions)

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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 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 and Player A proceeds to play the next stroke.

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. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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

12. Which One of these 4 Statements for the Definition 'Teeing Area' is Incorrect?

13. 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?

14. In a Four-Ball Stroke Play competition (with no local rule in effect), if Fraz & Pete declare the wrong handicaps on their scorecard they are disqualified?

15. 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?

16. Which is correct regarding the use of a non-calculating electronic device?

17. Which is correct regarding loose impediments?

18. 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?

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

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

21. 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?

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

23. Your second shot comes to rest on the putting green 20 feet from the hole. You mark the spot of your ball and lift, clean and replace it on the spot where it had come to rest. You do not lift your ball-marker. As you are 15 feet from your ball and reading your putt, the ball rolls two feet toward the hole. You see this, but go ahead and putt the ball from this new location. This putt rolls ten feet past the hole, and you then take two further putts to finish the hole. Your score for the hole is?

24. 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?

25. 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 entitled to any prize that may have been won in the
competition itself?