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Rules of Golf Plus Trivia Quiz

There are so many 'ands, ifs and buts' involved with the U.S.G.A. Rules that I may be exposing myself to a lot of critical mail with different interpretations. I've tried to provide the best interpretations possible for me.

A multiple-choice quiz by YOMD39. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
YOMD39

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
7,569

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. According to the Official U.S.G.A Rules, what is the restriction as to the weight of the golf ball? Hint

Not greater than 1.650 avoirdupois ounces

Not greater than 1.620 avoirdupois ounces

Not greater than 45.97 grams

Not greater than 45.95 grams

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Question 2 of 15

2. According to the U.S.G.A. Rules what is the restriction as to the diameter of the golf ball? Hint

Not less than 1.650 inches

Not less than 1.680 inches

Not less than 48.88 mm.

Not less than 44.75 mm.

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Question 3 of 15

3. After playing 6 holes David Duval discovers that he has only 13 clubs golf clubs in his bag. Is he allowed to send his caddy back to pick up the missing club without incurring a penalty? Hint

Yes, if play is not delayed

Yes, under any circumstances

No, under any circumstances

Yes, only if it is his matching club.

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Question 4 of 15

4. If the tourament official determines that David Duval's actions did unduly delay the play of the game, will this change the penalty, if any, that Duval will incur? Hint

Penalty of one stroke

Penalty of two stroke

Disqualification from tourament

Severe warning but no stroke penalty

5. After finishing 3 holes of play, Davis Love III gently throws his ball towards his caddy but he misses and the ball rolls harmlessly to the foot of an official. The official picks up the ball and determines that Love's ball is not on the List of Conforming Golf Balls. What penalty does Love incur? Hint

Penalized one stroke for each of the 3 holes played

Disqualified from the tournament

Penalized 3 strokes for the 3rd hole

Penalized 2 strokes for each of the 3 holes played

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Question 6 of 15

6. Hal Sutton hits his ball from the tee with a 7 iron and when he reaches the ball in the short rough, he marks and lifts his ball for examination. The ball is severely cut and unfit for play. He replaces it at the same site with a new ball and continues to play out the hole. What penalty, if any, does Sutton incur? Hint

Disqualified

Two stroke penalty

One stroke penalty

No penalty

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Question 7 of 15

7. Sergio Garcia hits his ball from the rough with a wedge and although the ball is badly cut, it lands on the green, He marks his ball, confirms that it is unfit for play, shows it to his caddy and throws it into a nearby lake. What penalty, if any, does Garcia incur? Hint

Disqualified for unsportsman-like conduct.

One stroke

Two strokes

No Penalty

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Question 8 of 15

8. Phil Mickelson hits his tee shot into the woods and when the ball is found and clearly identified, it is in a hole 3 inches deep and unplayable, Without consulting anyone he picks up the ball, returns to the teeing area. He tees up the ball and drives off again. What penalty, if any, does Mickelson incur? Hint

Two strokes

One stroke

No penalty

Disqualified

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Question 9 of 15

9. Nick Faldo's ball is on the green 8 feet from the cup. He and his caddy studied the best line of putt. Then the caddy backed away but remained on an extension of the line of putt. What is the ruling? Hint

Faldo is penalized one stroke

Faldo is penalized 2 strokes

There is no penalty

Caddy is fined.

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Question 10 of 15

10. Fred Couples is on the green 4 feet from the hole. He and his caddy study the line of putt. His caddy moves to the edge of the green with his back to Couples, watching play on another hole. Inadvertently, he was still on an extension of the line of putt, unknown to Fred. Is Couples penalized two strokes?

Yes

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Question 11 of 15

11. Tiger Woods is putting from about 16 feet to the hole. He asks his caddy to attend the flag pole. After Tiger strokes his putt the caddy pulls the flag pole up and the hole-liner also comes out. The caddy moves the pole with hole-liner attached to a stationary position as the ball drops into the unlined hole.After removing the ball the caddy is able to replace the hole-liner. What is the ruling? Hint

The ball must be putted again from its original position

The caddy is fined.

There is a one stroke penalty

The putt is deemed to be holed

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Question 12 of 15

12. Ernie Els asks his caddy to attend the flag stick while he putts from 26 feet away. The ball hits the flag stick because the caddy was unable to get it out of the hole in time. What penalty, if any, does Els incur? Hint

One stroke penalty

He pays his caddy' s fine

No penalty

Two stroke penalty

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Question 13 of 15

13. Vijay Singh's ball lands in a green-side sand hazard and just before he reaches the bunker he inadvertantly kicks a pine cone into the hazard 6 feet away from his ball. Before playing his own ball he picks up the pine cone and throws it under a nearby tree. What penalty, if any, does Vijay incur? Hint

No penalty

Two stroke penalty

Three stroke penalty

He must return pine cone to bunker and replay his ball

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Question 14 of 15

14. How many of the four Major Golf Tournaments, including the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA tournament and the Master's, has Jack Nickalaus won? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who won the 1999 U. S. Open Championship played at the Pinehurst Golf Course No. 2.?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to the Official U.S.G.A Rules, what is the restriction as to the weight of the golf ball?

Answer: Not greater than 1.620 avoirdupois ounces

The U.S.G.A. prepares a current List of Conforming Golf Balls. Weight restrictions are published in Appendix III. of their Book of Rules.

2. According to the U.S.G.A. Rules what is the restriction as to the diameter of the golf ball?

Answer: Not less than 1.680 inches

U.S.G.A. tests the diameter of golf balls using a ring gauge in a room temperature of 23+1 degree C. Legal golf balls can be larger that 1.680 inches. I believe that a new Titleist golf ball is 1.71 inches in diameter.

3. After playing 6 holes David Duval discovers that he has only 13 clubs golf clubs in his bag. Is he allowed to send his caddy back to pick up the missing club without incurring a penalty?

Answer: Yes, if play is not delayed

The official tourament committee establishes the conditions that constitute a delay of game. Since Duval is allowed 14 clubs he can add another of his clubs. If such action results in a delay of play, the first action taken by an official on a delay of play is to put the player on a 45 second clock for each shot. (It is not necessary to have a caddy so until the player breaches his 45 second time he is not penalized.)

4. If the tourament official determines that David Duval's actions did unduly delay the play of the game, will this change the penalty, if any, that Duval will incur?

Answer: Penalty of two stroke

He may be admonished by the official, but he is also penalized two strokes.

Answer: Disqualified from the tournament

Rule 33-1 requires that a player use only U.S.G.A. approved golf balls. Breach of this rule is severe.

Answer: One stroke penalty

A player may mark and lift his ball to determine if it is unfit for play. However, before doing so, he must notify a playing partner of his intentions. Failure to do so is a breach of Rule 5-3 and or 15-1. (As a courtesy he should also ask his partner to confirm that the ball was unfit for play)

Answer: Two strokes

Failure to show the ball to a playing partner (or tournament official) to confirm that the ball is unfit for play is a breach of the rules.

Answer: One stroke

A player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is unplayable. Under penalty of one stroke for the unplayable lie, he has has 3 options one of which is to return to the teeing area, tee up the ball and drive again.

Answer: Faldo is penalized 2 strokes

A player must not allow his caddy, his partner, or his partner's caddy to stand on or close to an extension of the line of putt. To do so is a breach of Rule 14-2.

Answer: No

The purpose of Rule 14-2 is to prevent a caddy from intentionally placing himself behind the player so as to assist him with his putt.

Answer: The putt is deemed to be holed

The hole-liner is an outside agent and as long as it was out of the way and did not interfere with the ball, the putt is legal.

Answer: Two stroke penalty

The player's ball shall not hit the flag stick when attended by his caddy, his partner or his partner's caddy.

Answer: Two stroke penalty

When both a loose impediment and a golf ball lie in the same sand hazard, the loose impediment (pine cone) may not be removed before playing the ball, but this hazard was not initially in the hazard. (Rule 13-4c)

14. How many of the four Major Golf Tournaments, including the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA tournament and the Master's, has Jack Nickalaus won?

Answer: 18

Jack Nicklaus has won 4 U.S. Open {Championships;} 3 British Open {Championships;} 5 PGA Championships and 6 Master's Championships.

15. Who won the 1999 U. S. Open Championship played at the Pinehurst Golf Course No. 2.?

Answer: Payne Stewart

He won the U. S. Open Championship twice and his fashionable knickers were his trademark. He died on October 25, 1999 in a plane clash in South Dakota after an errant flight on autopilot with all passengers presumably dead.

Source: Author YOMD39

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