March - 2019

3 QUESTIONS TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE 2019 RULES OF GOLF
(No peeking at the answers on the bottom of the page)

1)    At the muni on the second hole and in a four-man best ball tournament, Kurt is preparing to play a stroke from the putting green. Nick, his partner, indicates the line of play by touching the putting green with the removed flagstick. Kurt sinks the putt for a 3 while Nick plays the hole in 6. Kurt's score is used as the best

  1. No penalty.
  2. Two stroke penalty.
  3. Kurt is disqualified.
  4. The team of Nick and Kurt is disqualified.

2)    In a stroke play event at the muni, on hole seven, Ed proceeds to chunk his third shot, a chip shot about 10 yards short of the green. The ball rolls up the hill a bit and then comes back down the hill and is accidentally deflected by Ed's foot and as the ball continues to roll again, the ball is accidentally deflected by Ed's other foot for a total of two deflections. Ed plays his next stroke from where the ball cam to rest onto the putting green and two putts for a bogey. What is Ed's actual score for the hole?

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8

3)    Which of the following is considered "damage on the putting green" and can be fixed?

  1. Natural wear of the hole.
  2. Aeration holes.
  3. Shoe damage.
  4. Areas of turf disease.

     
     
     
     

     

ANSWERS

For Question 1,    the correct answer is A. Under Rule 10.2b (2), the player, and when the player has a partner, the partner (under Rule 23.5a), may touch the putting green with a hand, foot or anything he is holding, but must not improve the conditions affecting the stroke in breach of Rule 8.1a. 2018 Rules of Golf = 2 stroke penalty.

For Question 2,    the correct answer is B. Under Rule 11.1a, if a player's ball in motion accidentally hits any person or outside influence there is no penalty to any player. This is true even if the ball hits the player, his caddy, or his equipment. The old, 2018 Rules of Golf = 1 stroke penalty.

For Question 3, the correct answer is C. Under Rule 13.1c (2) shoe damage to the green is repairable by the player. 2018 Rules of Golf = 2 stroke penalty. Sorry, can't repair aeration holes, but if your ball lies in one, you can place your ball as near as possible to where is ball lies without penalty, but can repair those holes on your line of putt, or anywhere else.

More to come next month.