OCTOBER'S RULE QUIZ - ANSWERS
Thank you to everyone who responded with answers to October's Rules Quiz. Below are the answers with explanations and Rule references.
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Q1. A player is only allowed to take relief from a No Play Zone when their ball lies in the NPZ.
A. True
B. False
Rule 16.1f - Relief Must Be Taken from Interference by No Play Zone in Abnormal Course Condition:
1. When Ball Is in No Play Zone.
2. When No Play Zone Interferes with Stance or Swing for Ball Anywhere on Course Except Penalty Area.
Rule 17.1e - Relief Must Be Taken from Interference by No Play Zone in Penalty Area:
1. When Ball Is in No Play Zone in Penalty Area
2. When No Play Zone on Course Interferes with Stance or Swing for Ball in Penalty Area.
Also see; Definition of No Play Zone.
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Q2. In the General Area, Player A lifts their ball to identify it. Before lifting their ball, they forgot to mark its position. Player A receives a one stroke penalty.
A. True
B. False
Rule 7.3
If a ball might be a player’s ball but cannot be identified as it lies:\
- The player may lift the ball to identify it (including by rotating it), but:\
- The spot of the ball must first be marked, and the ball must not be cleaned more than needed to identify it (except on the putting green).
If the player lifts his or her ball under this Rule when not reasonably necessary to identify it (except on the putting green), fails to mark the spot of the ball before lifting it or cleans it when not allowed, the player gets one penalty stroke.
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Q3. In any area of the course, if under a rule your ball is required to be replaced on its original spot, you must mark it before lifting it. If your ball is to be moved to a different spot when taking relief under a rule, you do not have to mark the original spot.
A. True
B. False
14.1a
Before lifting a ball under a Rule requiring the ball to be replaced on its original spot, the player must mark the spot which means to:\
- Place a ball-marker right behind or right next to the ball, or\
- Hold a club on the ground right behind or right next to the ball.
When a ball is lifted to take relief under a Rule, the player is not required to mark the spot before lifting the ball.
CDGC Tip: If you are allowed the option to still play the ball as it lies (eg in GUR), work out your Relief Area before picking your ball up. It might work out that the better option is to play it as it lies, but once you've picked the ball up, you take away that option.
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