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1 In stroke play, Fergus grounds his putter in front of his ball to help with his alignment. 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 stroke play, Jezz takes free relief from a sprinkler head but drops at the edge of a two club-length relief area, rather than a one club-length relief area. What is the ruling?

A There is no penalty.

B Jezz gets one penalty stroke.

C Jezz gets the general penalty (two strokes). 3 Before playing from a bunker, Fergus throws a rake which had been lying outside the bunker into the sand. What is the ruling?

A There is no penalty.

B Fergus gets one penalty stroke.

C Fergus gets the general penalty (two strokes). 4 In stroke play, Fergus takes a practice swing and accidentally snaps a branch which was previously impeding his backswing. What is the ruling?

A There is no penalty.

B Fergus gets one penalty stroke.

C Fergus gets the general penalty (two strokes).