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Think you have a good handle on the rules of golf? Take the following rules
challenge and let's see how good you really are.
1. The rules permit you to discontinue play for all of the following reasons
except:
a. danger from lightning
b. sudden illness
c. unpleasant weather
d. waiting on a decision from the committee
2. True or false. If you are fairly certain that your ball went into
a stream, and you are fairly certain of the place that it went in, you can
fish for it with your hands.
3. True or false. You actually crush your ball on the drive and it flies
into several pieces upon impact. You may re-tee again with no penalty.
4. In stroke play you shank your pitching wedge so severely that you
actually hit your playing opponents cart with your ball. There is:
a. a one stroke penalty
b. a two stroke penalty
c. no penalty
5. While caught in a sudden thunderstorm all of Steady Eddie's equipment
gets soaked with the exception of a golf towel. Upon resuming play, he wraps
the towel around the grip of his driver for greater grip. Is this legal?
6. All of the following except one are loose impediments: goose dung, twigs,
stones, crab grass and pine needles.
7. All of the following except on are obstructions: roads, cart paths, an
immobile object and divots.
8. True or false. You are allowed relief from a loose impediment in a hazard.
9. True or false. You may change the weight of your putter during a round.
10. Maximum yardage for a women's par three is:
a. 190 yards
b. 185 yards
c. 210 yards
d. none of the above
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