September 2024Rules of Golf

1 Rules of Golf Quiz
Test your knowledge on the Rules of Golf with these three questions Standard Image1) A practice swing made with no intent to strike a ball is not a practice stroke.

True

False

2) Stakes used to show the location of the boundary edge of the course are obstructions.

True

False

3) A player’s ball is embedded in the lip at the edge of the prepared area of a bunker; the lip consists of soil, not sand. What is the ruling?

The player may take relief without penalty under the embedded ball relief Rule (16.3b) but he or she must drop the original ball according to the Rule.

The player may take relief without penalty under the embedded ball relief Rule (16.3b) by dropping the original ball or another ball according to the Rule.

The player is not allowed to take relief under the embedded ball relief Rule (16.3b) since the vertical lip is a part of the bunker.

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