Q 01/05

How many clubs may a golfer carry in a round under the Rules of Golf?

A) 7

B) 14

C) 28

D) 56

Answer · why

B) 14

14. There is no minimum, so a golfer who starts with fewer may add clubs during the round until the bag holds 14, but a 15th has to come out of play b...

Q 02/05

Since 2019, how long may a golfer search for a ball before it is lost?

A) One minute

B) Three minutes

C) Six minutes

D) Twelve minutes

Answer · why

B) Three minutes

Three minutes. The limit was five until the 2019 rewrite of the Rules, and the clock starts only when the player or caddie begins to look, not when th...

Q 03/05

From what height must a golfer drop the ball under the Rules of Golf rewritten in 2019?

A) Waist height

B) Hip height

C) Knee height

D) Chest height

Answer · why

C) Knee height

Knee height. Until 2019 the ball was dropped from the shoulder, and a player who forgets and does it the old way must drop again correctly, however ma...

Q 04/05

Which colour of stake marks a penalty area where golfers may take lateral relief?

A) Red

B) Blue

C) White

D) Black

Answer · why

A) Red

Red. A red area adds a third way out, a sideways drop beside the point where the ball crossed the edge, and since 2019 such areas need not contain any...

Q 05/05

Which old match-play rule let an opponent's ball block a golfer's line to the hole until 1952?

A) The gimme

B) The stymie

C) The mulligan

D) The nassau

Answer · why

B) The stymie

The stymie. Unless the two balls lay within six inches of each other the blocker stayed where it was, so the player behind had to chip over it or bend...