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1 A player enters a bunker without a club and digs his or her feet into the sand to determine how to play the shot. At that moment a gust of wind moves the ball a few inches down the face of the bunker. The player must:

a. Replace the ball without penalty.

b. Replace the ball and take a one-stroke penalty.

c. Because the player did not take the club into the bunker, he or she can play the ball as it lies without penalty.

2 A player's tee shot lands in the fairway and rolls toward a water hazard, but the player can't see if it went in. Upon reaching the hazard, the player finds that the hazard's banks have swelled past its margins. The player can't locate the ball, so he or she must:

a. Using equity (Rule 1-4), assume the ball is in casual water and take a drop at the nearest point of relief no closer to the hole.

b. Assume the ball is in the hazard and proceed with the water-hazard rule.

c. Take a stroke-and-distance penalty under the lost-ball rule and re-tee.

3 A player concedes an opponent's putt and returns the ball to the opponent by knocking it back with the putter. In the process, the player inadvertently gains information about the speed of the green. The player should be:

a. Penalized under Rule 16-1d for testing the surface of the green.

b. Allowed to proceed with his or her putt without penalty.

4 When standing in long grass, a player is considered to have grounded the club and addressed the ball:

a. When the clubhead touches the top of the grass.

b. When the grass is compressed to the point where it supports the weight of the club.

c. When the grass is bent to the point where it no longer stands straight.

5 A player hits a shot that imbeds in its pitch mark in the shaggy grass lip of a bunker. The player should:

a. Lift, clean and drop the ball without penalty as near as possible to the spot where the ball imbedded.

b. Take an unplayable lie, and, under penalty of one stroke, proceed under one of the three options for an unplayable ball.

c. Take an unplayable lie, but only drop in the sand, because the lip is considered part of the bunker.

6 A player runs out of golf balls during a weekend match against a friend. The friend grabs a sleeve from the golf cart and throws a ball to the player for use on that hole. Upon reaching the fairway, the friends discover their golf balls are lying next to each other. Because the balls are identical, neither player is sure which ball belongs to whom. They must:

a. Select the ball they have a hunch is their own, and continue to play under equity (Rule 1-4).

b. Declare both balls lost, take a stroke-and-distance penalty and re-tee.

c. Re-tee without penalty.

7 Before Player A chips onto the green, the player asks how many strokes Player B lies in an effort to determine the status of the match and to decide what kind of shot to play next. Player B responds "3," and Player A hits a chip onto the green. After the chip, Player B then says, "No, wait. I actually meant 4." Player B should:

a. Proceed without penalty with the next stroke if he or she is away from the hole.

b. Lose the hole for providing wrong information.

c. Give Player A the option of replaying the shot now that Player A knows the correct number of strokes.

8 A player hits a high approach shot that comes to rest in a bunker. Upon reaching the bunker, the player can't see the ball and begins searching for it by dragging a sand wedge through the bunker. The player is:

a. Penalized a stroke for grounding the club in a hazard?

b. Allowed to use the club to search for the ball.

Answer key: Every answer is b.