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You will not be able to submit your quiz for scoring until you have filled in your GHIN # and answered all the questions. 1. Except in a hazard, a player has addressed the ball when he has taken his stance and grounded his club. True 2. During play of the Jock Mackenzie, a player hits his tee shot into the trees on the 18th hole. While taking his stance to play his second shot, he broke off a branch of a tree so it wouldn’t interfere with his backswing. Is this a penalty? Yes, a one-stroke penalty. Yes, a two-stroke penalty. There is no penalty. 3. The teeing ground and the putting green of the hole being played are designated as through the green. True 4. Sand and loose soil are loose impediments on the putting green but not elsewhere. True 5. A ball may be declared unplayable anywhere on the golf course, including the putting green. True 6. If a ball is covered by sand in a bunker, may a clubhead be used in searching? Yes 7. Lateral water hazards are indicated by what color lines and/or stakes: Green Yellow Red Blue 8. Which is correct regarding loose impediments? A large tree not attached to its stump is not a loose impediment. A player may break off a piece of a large loose impediment. A live insect may not be removed from a ball lying through the green. 9. A player attempts a difficult shot and the ball strikes a rock that deflects the ball directly up into the air. He makes a swing at the ball in disgust. What is the ruling? He has made a stroke at the ball in the air. He has made a stroke at the ball in the air only if he strikes the ball. He has not made a stroke at the ball in the air. 10. In match play, an opponent must not attend the flagstick without the player’s authority while the player is making a stroke from through the green. True 11. The margin of ground under repair extends vertically downwards, but not upwards. True 12. A player has five minutes to search for a lost ball. True 13. A ball is in play as soon as the player has teed a ball within the teeing ground. True 14. A side is "dormie" when it is as many holes up as there are holes remaining to be played. True 15. Hazards on the course include both bunkers and water hazards. True 16. A rub of the green occurs when a ball in motion is accidentally deflected or stopped by any outside agency. True 17. In individual stroke play, a player leaves the course during an event, watches television in the clubhouse, and returns to the course after an hour. What is the ruling? There is no penalty. There is a two stroke penalty. He should be disqualified. 18. After Marty hit his tee shot on the par-3, 4th hole in the first round of the Christman Cup at Gulph Mills GC, Dave asked his fellow-competitor what club he hit. Marty replied that he hit a pitching wedge. Is there a penalty in this situation, and if so, on what player? Yes, on Dave. Yes, on Marty. Yes, on both players. There is no penalty on either player.
