Quiz answers

1. C - Under Rule 10.2b, a player must not make a stroke with his or her caddie or any other person or object deliberately positioned to give protection from sunlight, rain, wind or other elements. 2. A - Without penalty, a player may remove a movable obstruction anywhere on or off the course and may do so in any way. If the ball moves there is no penalty and it must be replaced on its original spot – Rule 15.2a. 3. C - Fergus gets two penalty strokes for playing from the wrong place (Rule 14.7) and as his ball was originally out of bounds, his only option is to return to the teeing area under penalty of stroke and distance (Rule 18.1). 4. A - Under Rule 23.5, although each player on a side must play his or her own ball, a player may take any action concerning the partner’s ball that the partner is allowed to take before making a stroke, such as to mark the spot of the ball and lift, replace, drop and place the ball.