Test your knowledge

1 Fergus’ ball comes to rest on a cart path. His nearest point of relief is in thick rough on the far side, so he drops on the fairway side instead and plays. What is the ruling?

A There is no penalty.

B Fergus gets one penalty stroke.

C Fergus gets the general penalty (two strokes). 2 In match play, before putting, Fergus repairs some damage to the hole that has been caused by the flagstick not being replaced properly. What is the ruling?

A There is no penalty.

B Fergus gets one penalty stroke.

C Fergus gets the general penalty (loss of hole). 3 In stroke play, Jezz’s ball lies on a towel in a bunker. As he measures out one club-length no closer to the hole from where his ball lies, he accidentally touches sand with his club. What is the ruling?

A There is no penalty.

B Jezz gets one penalty stroke.

C Jezz gets the general penalty (two strokes). 4 In stroke play, seeing that the 1st hole is clear to play, Fergus tees off two minutes before his official start time. What is the ruling?

A There is no penalty.

B Fergus gets the general penalty (two strokes). C Fergus is disqualified.