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WEEK SIX (LAST QUIZ!!!) EMAIL YOUR ANSWERS BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH!

1.  In order to be considered holed, the ball must drop to the bottom of the cup.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE 

ANSWER:  FALSE...A ball sometimes get stuck between the flagstick and the edge of the hole.  If any part of it is below the edge of the hole, it is considered to have been holed.

WINNER:  JAN VINCENT

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2.  When taking any type of relief, the player must lay the measuring club on the ground and mark it before taking the drop for either a one or two club distance depending upon the type of relief.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE 

ANSWER:  FALSE....A player, when taking relief, can estimate the club length and

doesn't have to actually use the club itself.

WINNER:  SUE KIELY

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3. If a player is taking a penalty by going back on the line of flight, the ball must be dropped within one club length of either side of the line.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

ANSWER:  TRUE....The ball no longer has to be dropped exactly on the line of flight, but can be dropped within one club length of either side of it.

WINNER:  DIANE MILLER

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WEEK FIVE:  EMAIL YOUR ANSWERS BY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30!

1. When taking any relief, a player may not substitute a new ball.

A.  TRUE

B.  FALSE

ANSWER:  B...FALSE

WINNER:  SUSAN KIELY, JAN VINCENT

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2.  When in a hazard, a player may move loose impediments.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

ANSWER:   A....TRUE

WINNER:  SANDRA COTA, GAIL GREENFIELD

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3.  When in a sand bunker, a player may not move loose impediments such as stones or leaves.

A. TRUE

B.  FALSE

ANSWER:  B....FALSE

WINNER:  DIANE MILLER

 

WEEK FOUR: SO MANY RESPONSES...WE WENT WITH TWO PER QUESTION!!!!!

1. Kim hit her tee shot off the fairway and into the rough.  While searching for

it, she kicks it with her foot.  She should:

A.  Put it back where she thinks it was by a knee high drop.

B. Play it where it now lies.

C.  Put it back where she thinks it was by placing it down.

ANSWER:   C

WINNERS:  JAN VINCENT,  GAIL GREENFIELD

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2.  Janet is taking relief from the cart path on hole #15. 

A.  In taking relief she should measure two club lengths with the club she plans to use.

B.  In taking relief, she should measure two club lengths with the longest club she has (no putter).

C.  In taking relief, she should measure one club length with her longest club (not a putter).

ANSWER:  C

WINNERS:  DONNA DEVLIN, SUE KIELY

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3.  Kris is having to take relief from a sprinkler head.  She must notify her playing partners before she marks and lifts the ball.

A. True

B. False

ANSWER:  B

WINNERS:  DIANE MILLER, SANDRA COTA

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LOTS OF CORRECT ANSWERS FOR WEEK #3...BUT THESE THREE BEAT EVERYONE GETTING THEIR ANSWERS IN FIRST....

WEEK THREE:  EMAIL YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE TUESDAY, OCT. 16

1. Della accidently kicks her ball in the high rough when searching for her ball.

A.  One stroke penalty

B.  Two stroke penalty

C.  No penalty

ANSWER:  C...NO PENALTY

WINNER:  JUDY GAGNE

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2.  It is illegal to touch the ground with your putter on the direct line of your putt.

A.  True

B.  False

ANSWER:  B....FALSE

WINNER: DONNA DEVLIN

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The search time for a lost ball is:

A.  4 minutes

B.  5 minutes

C.   10 minutes

D.   None of the above

ANSWER:  D...NONE OF THE ABOVE (Search is now limited to 3 minutes)

WINNER:  DIANE MILLER

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WEEK TWO:  EMAIL YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE TUESDAY, OCT. 9TH

1.  Jan is taking relief from a drain.  After measuring one club length no closer to the hole, she must drop the ball from knee height, and it can roll no more than a club length outside the measured drop area in order to be legal relief.

A. True

B. False

ANSWER:  FALSE...When taking relief, the ball must be dropped from the knee,

but it must stay in the measured drop area or must be redropped.

WINNER:  SUSAN KIELY 

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2.  Sally's ball is on the green, but she has a long putt, so Bette is tending the pin.  Bette doesn't pull the pin and the ball hits it as it goes in the hole.

A.  Two stroke penalty on Sally

B.  One stroke penalty on Sally

C.  One stroke penalty on Bette

D.  Great putt...no penalty 

WINNER: NO CORRECT ANSWER

ANSWER  A:  It is now legal to hole a putt from upon the green with an "unattended" flagstick. However, if the flagstick is tended and not pulled, there is a two stroke penalty on the putter.

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3.  Maria hits her ball in the sand bunker in front of #7.  It plugs in the face.  She

decides to take relief for an unplayable lie.  She must drop it in the bunker and take a one shot penalty.

A.  True

B.  False

WINNER:  DIANE MILLER

ANSWER:  FALSE....Maria has several options: 

1. She may go back to where she hit the ball into the bunker with a one shot penalty

2. Under the new rules, she may drop the ball outside the bunker, no closer to the hole, and take a two shot penalty

3. She may drop within the bunker for a one stroke penalty

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WEEK ONE:

1. Mary hits her drive on #18.  She finds her ball not in the water, but in the high grass within the hazard on the right.  On her second shot, she grounds her club in the grass prior to hitting the ball onto the green.  What is the penalty?

A.  One stroke

B.  Two strokes

C.  No penalty

ANSWER:  C....NO PENALTY FOR GROUNDING CLUB IN A HAZARD

• A player will be allowed to touch or move loose impediments and touch the ground with hand or club(such as grounding the club right behind the ball) for any reason, subject only to the prohibition on improving conditions for the stroke (see new Rule 8.1a).     

WINNER:  DONNA DEVLIN

 

2. Cathy hits her second shot into the bunker in front of the green

on #7. The ball is near the lip, and on the swing she contacts the ball twice with her club.  What is the penalty?

A. One stroke

B. Two strokes
C. No penalty

ANSWER:  C....NO PENALTY FOR STRIKING THE BALL TWICE DURING A SINGLE STROKE....Under Rule 10.1a, if the player’s club accidentally hits the ball more than once during a single stroke: There will be no penalty and the ball will be played as it lies.                                                                                                  WINNER:  ARLENE THURMAN

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3. On the green, which of the following can be repaired?

A. Ball mark

B. Spike mark

C. Animal damage

D. All of the above

ANSWER:  Rule 13.1c(2) allows repair of almost any damage on the green:

• “Damage on the putting green” will be defined to include all types of damage (such as ball-marks, shoe damage, indentations from a club or flagstick, animal damage, etc.)

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WINNER:  JAN VINCENT

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