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| What are considered Abnormal Course Conditions? |
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Definition
| An animal hole, ground under repair, an immovable obstruction, or temporary water. |
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Term
| What do the Rules of Golf consider Advice? |
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Definition
| Any verbal comment or action that is intended to influence you or another player in choosing a club, making a stroke, or deciding how to play during a hole or round. |
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Term
| What is considered public information, and not deemed to be advice? |
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Definition
| The location of things on the course, the distance from one point to another, or the Rules. |
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Term
| How do the Rules define an Animal? |
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Definition
| Any living member of the animal kingdom (other than humans) |
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Term
| What does an Animal Hole include? |
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Definition
| - The loose material the animal dug out of the hole - Any worn-down track or trail leading into the hole - Any area on the ground pushed up or altered as a result of the animal digging the hole underground. |
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Term
| What are the five areas of the course? |
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Definition
| 1. General Area 2. The Teeing Area you must play from in starting the hole you are playing. 3. All Penalty Areas 4. All Bunkers 5. The Putting Green of the hole you are playing |
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Term
| Definition of a Boundary Object: |
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Definition
| Artificial objects defining or showing out of bounds, from which relief is not allowed. |
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Term
| What are objects connected to a boundary object that are not considered part of the boundary object? |
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Definition
- Angled supports or guy wires
- Steps, bridge or similar construction used for getting over the wall or fence. |
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Term
| Are Boundary Objects treated as immovable or movable? |
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Definition
| Boundary objects are treated as immovable even if there are movable or parts of them are movable. |
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Term
| What are two things boundary objects are never considered? |
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Definition
| Obstructions or integral objects |
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Term
| Is a lip, wall or face at the edge of a prepared area of sand that consists of soil, grass, stacked turf or artificial materials considered part of a bunker? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are areas of grass, bushes or trees inside the edge of a bunker considered part of the bunker? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the definition of Club-Length? |
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Definition
| The length of the longest of club of the 14 (or fewer) clubs you have during the round, OTHER THAN A PUTTER. |
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Term
| What is the definition of Committee? |
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Definition
| The person or group in charge of the competition or the course. |
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Term
| Where must you let go of the ball when performing a drop? |
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Definition
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Term
| What must you do when executing a drop? |
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Definition
- Drop from knee-high
- Drop so the ball falls straight down, without throwing, spinning or rolling, or any other motion that may affect where it comes to rest
- Drop so that it does not touch your equipment before it hits the ground |
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Term
| The five Conditions Affecting the Stroke: |
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Definition
- Lie of your ball at rest
- Area of your intended stance
- Area of your intended swing
- Line of play
- The relief area where you will drop or place your ball |
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Term
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Definition
| The entire area of play within the boundaries set by the Committee. |
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Term
| How does the course boundary edge extend? |
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Definition
| Both upwards and downwards. |
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Term
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Definition
| When it is in its own pitch-mark made as a result of the previous stroke and where part of the ball is below the level of the ground. |
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Term
| Does a ball have to touch soil to be considered embedded? |
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Definition
| No, grass and loose impediments may be between the ball and the soil |
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Term
| What is the definition of Equipment? |
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Definition
| Anything used, worn, held, or carried by you or your caddie. |
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Term
| When are objects used for the care of the course considered equipment? |
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Definition
| Only while they are being held or carried by you or your caddie. |
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Term
| What four areas are not part of the General Area? |
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Definition
- The teeing area you must play from in starting the hole you are playing.
- All penalty areas
- All bunkers
- The putting green of the hole you are playing |
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Term
| Does the general area include teeing areas on other holes and wrong greens? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the General Penalty? |
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Definition
| Loss of hole in match play, two strokes in stroke play. |
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Term
| What is deemed ground under repair even if the committee does not define it as such? |
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Definition
- Any hole made by the committee or maintenance staff in setting up or maintaining the course.
- Grass cuttings, leaves or any other material piled for later removal.
- Any animal habitat that is so near your ball that your stroke or stance might damage it. |
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Term
| When ground under repair is defined by stakes, what is considered the edge? |
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Definition
| It is defined by the line between outside points of the stakes at ground level. |
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Term
| When Ground Under Repair is defined by a painted line, what is considered the edge? |
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Definition
| The Ground Repair is defined by the outside edge of the line and the line itself is considered GUR. |
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Term
| When is a ball considered to be holed? |
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Definition
| When a ball is at rest in the hole after your stroke and the entire ball is below the surface of the putting green. |
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Term
| Definition of immovable obstruction: |
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Definition
| Any obstruction that cannot be moved without unreasonable effort or without damaging the obstruction or the course. |
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Term
| What is the Rules of Golf definition of Improve? |
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Definition
| To alter one or more of the conditions affecting your stroke or other physical conditions affecting your play so that you gain a potential advantage for your stroke. |
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Term
| What is the Rules of Golf definition of In Play? |
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Definition
| The status of your ball when it lies on the course and is being used in the play of a hole. |
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Term
| When is a ball deemed no longer in play? |
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Definition
- When it is lifted from the course
- When it is lost
- When another ball has been substituted for it, even if not allowed by a rule. |
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Term
| If a ball marker has been put down, but the ball has not been lifted, is it considered to be in play? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a ball not in play considered? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the definition of integral object? |
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Definition
| An artificial object defined by the committee as part of the challenge of playing the course from which free relief is not allowed. |
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Term
| What are the two standards for declaring known and virtually certainty? |
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Definition
- There is conclusive evidence that the event in question happened to your ball, such as you or other witnesses saw it happen.
- All reasonably available information shows that it is at least 95% likely that the event in question happened. |
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Term
| What must be the diameter of a hole? |
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Definition
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Term
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Term
| What is the definition of Line of Play? |
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Definition
| The line where the player intends his or her ball to go after a stroke, including the area on that line that is a reasonable distance up above the ground and on either side of that line. |
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Term
| Is the Line of Play a straight line? |
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Definition
| No, it may be a curved line based on where the player intends the ball to go. |
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Term
| Are dead animals and animal waste considered a loose impediment? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are clumps of compacted soil considered loose impediments? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are worms or insects, and the mounds or webs they build considered loose impediments? |
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Definition
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Term
| When are natural objects that may be considered loose impediments in fact NOT considered loose impediments? |
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Definition
- When they are attached or growing
- When they are solidly embedded in the ground
- When they are sticking to the ball |
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Term
| Are sand and loose soil considered loose impediments? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are dew, frost, and water considered loose impediments? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are snow or natural ice considered a loose impediment? |
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Definition
| YES, or, when on the ground, can be considered temporary water. |
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Term
| Are spider webs considered loose impediments? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the two ways that a ball can be marked? |
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Definition
- By placing a ball marker right behind or right next to the ball.
- Holding a club on the ground right behind or right next to the ball. |
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Term
| What is the definition of a Movable Obstruction? |
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Definition
| An obstruction that can be moved with reasonable effort and without damaging the obstruction or the course. |
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Term
| Can the committee define a movable obstruction as an immovable obstruction? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| When it was at rest, but has left its original sport and come to rest on any other spot, and this can be seen with the naked eye. |
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Term
| What is the Rules of Golf definition of Natural Forces? |
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Definition
| The effects of nature such as wind, water, or something happens for no apparent reason because of the effects of gravity. |
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Term
| A No Play Zone must be defined as one of what two things? |
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Definition
- An Abnormal Course Condition
- A Penalty Area |
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Term
| What are examples of Outside Influences? |
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Definition
- Any person (including another player), except the player or his caddie or the player's partner, or any opponent or any of their caddies.
- Any animals
- Any natural or artificial object or anything else except natural forces |
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Term
| In what direction or directions does Out of Bounds extend? |
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Definition
| It extends both upwards and downwards. |
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Term
| Do boundary stakes or line have to be white? |
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Definition
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Term
| Does a body of water have to be marked by the Committee to be considered a penalty area? |
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Definition
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Term
| The Nearest Point of Complete Relief is the point where, when taking free relief, that is: |
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Definition
- Nearest the ball's original spot, but not nearer the hole than that spot.
- In the required area of the course
- Where the condition does not interfere with the stroke the player would have made from the original spot if the condition was not there. |
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Term
| If the color of the penalty area has not been marked or indicated by the committee, what is it considered? |
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Definition
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Term
| When the edge of a body of water is not defined by the Committee, how is the edge of the penalty area defined? |
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Definition
| It is defined by its natural boundaries (that is, where the ground slopes down to form the depression that can hold the water) |
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Term
| What is the definition of Point of Maximum Available Relief? |
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Definition
| The reference point for taking relief from an abnormal ground condition in a bunker or on a putting green when there is no nearest point of complete relief. |
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Term
| How is the edge of a putting green defined? |
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Definition
| By where it can be seen that the specially prepared area starts, unless the committee defines the edge in a different way (i.e., lines or dots). |
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Term
| What is the definition of Referee? |
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Definition
| An official named by the committee to decide questions of fact and apply the rules. |
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Term
| What is the definition of Relief Area? |
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Definition
| The area where a player must drop a ball when taking relief under each rule. |
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Term
| What are four factors to consider when determining if a Serious Breach has occurred? |
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Definition
- The difficulty of the stroke
- The distance of the ball from the hole
- The effect of the obstacles on the line of play
- The conditions affecting the stroke |
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Term
| Does the concept of Serious Breach exist in Match Play? |
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Definition
| No, because the penalty for playing from a wrong place in Match Play is loss of hole. |
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Term
| What is the definition of stance? |
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Definition
| The position of a player's feet and body in preparing for and making a stroke. |
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Term
| What is the definition of Stroke? |
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Definition
| The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball. |
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Term
| Does it count as a stroke if, mid-swing, a player decides he does not want to hit the ball and misses deliberately? |
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Definition
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Term
| When has a player substituted a ball? |
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Definition
| When he or she puts the ball in play instead of the original ball, whether or not the original was in play or not in play due to being lifted, lost or out of bounds. |
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Term
| Is a substituted ball in play if it was replaced, dropped or placed in a wrong way or wrong place? |
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Definition
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Term
| Is a substituted ball in play even if the Rules required the player to put the original ball back in play rather than to substitute another ball? |
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Definition
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Term
| What part of the tee markers define the front edge of the teeing ground? |
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Definition
| The forward-most points of the two tee markers set by the committee. |
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Term
| What part of the tee markers define the outside edge of the teeing ground? |
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Definition
| The outside-most point of the tee markers. |
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Term
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Definition
| Any accumulation of water on the surface of the ground that is not in a penalty area and can be seen before or after a player takes a stance. |
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Term
| What is manufactured ice considered? |
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Definition
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Term
| A wrong ball is any ball other than the player's: |
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Definition
| - Ball in play - Provisional ball - Second ball is stroke played under rules 14.7b or 20.1c |
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Term
| Three examples of a Wrong Ball: |
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Definition
- Another player's ball in play.
- A stray ball
- The player's own ball that is out of bounds, has become lost or has been lifted and not yet been put back in play. |
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Term
| What is the definition of Wrong Place? |
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Definition
| Any place on the course other than where the player is required or allowed to play his or her ball under the Rules. |
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Term
| Examples 1 & 2 of playing from a Wrong Place: |
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Definition
- Playing a ball after replacing it on the wrong spot or without replacing it when required by the Rules.
- Playing a dropped ball from outside the required relief area. |
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Term
| Examples 3 & 4 of playing from a Wrong Place: |
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Definition
- Taking relief under a wrong Rule, so that the ball is dropped in and played from a place not allowed under the Rules.
- Playing a ball from a no play zone or when a no play zone interferes with the player’s area of intended stance or swing. |
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Term
| Is playing a ball from outside the teeing area when starting a hole considered playing from a wrong place? |
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Definition
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