Putting Rules

1: A player incurs the general penalty when he touches his line of putt in which one of the following?

He presses down a ball marker of a fellow-competitor that is on his line of putt.

He repairs a ball mark on the line of putt.

He removes loose impediments on the line of put with a towel.

He taps down spike marks on the line of putt.

2: In match play, a player lifts his ball on the putting green. Then, he accidentally drops it, striking and moving his opponent's ball. What is the ruling?

The player incurs a penalty stroke and both balls must be replaced.

The player is not penalized and both balls must be replaced.

The player loses the hole.

3: In a single match, a player is entitled to all of the following EXCEPT:

putt out after his next stroke has been conceded.

make full-swing practice strokes with his driver on the driving range after the 9th hole of an 18 hole match that stands at "all square."

practice on the competition course before a round.

practice putt on the putting green of the hole just completed.

4: In match play, the penalty for removing grass adhering to a ball is

One Stroke

Lose of Hole

No penalty

5: A rub of the green occurs when a ball in motion is accidentally deflected or stopped by any outside agency.

True

False