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Well done! All respondents had the correct answer. Our fourth quiz question covers a scenario that I’ll bet that we all have done.
This is one of those penalties that can get you disqualified so you might want to pay some extra attention to this one.
Rule 6. Playing a Hole
Rule 6.3c Wrong Ball
When you play the wrong ball, you incur either a two stroke penalty or if in Match Play, you lose the hole. The good news is that any strokes taken with the wrong ball don’t count. However, if you don’t rectify this rule violation and play on, you’ll get disqualified.
So, if you realize that you hit a wrong ball, you must go back, find your ball, and play it.
If, you had someone play your ball my mistake, then you must replace it as best you can by duplicating the original lie. So, if there is now a divot from someone playing your ball by mistake, you’re allowed to replace it next to divot.
This rule is bit complicated in how you rectify the situation in a number of scenarios (two players hit the wrong ball, you putt out with the wrong ball and tee off, etc.) so just go to this link and see how it is done:
It’s a five minute video but you can skip the first 30 seconds.
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Rules Refresher Quiz #3
Q3. Yellow penalty areas have two relief options; red penalty areas have three relief options. (Ref# 79)
True
And the winner of Q3 is….Charles Couch!
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Rules Refresher Quiz #4
Q4. In stroke play, a player searches for their ball for three minutes and does not find it. The player looks for another minute, finds the ball and plays it. What is the ruling?
a. There is no penalty.
b. The player gets the general penalty for playing a wrong ball, as well as the stroke-and-distance penalty for a lost ball.
c. The player gets the general penalty for unreasonable delay.
Prize: Officially Retired
Hit’em straight and not too often,
Tom McKernan
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