1. When taking relief from a paved cart in the general area, the player must drop within one club-length of the nearest point of complete relief.
Answer: True. Rule 16.1b
2. When taking lateral relief from a red penalty area, the player must drop within two club-lengths of the estimated point where the original ball last crossed the edge of the penalty area.
Answer: True. Rule 17.1d
3. When playing another ball from the fairway because his approach shot just went out of bounds, the player must drop as near as possible to the spot from which he just played.
Answer: False. Rules 18.2b and 14.6
4. When taking lateral relief for an unplayable ball in a bush in the general area, the player must drop within one club-length of where the original ball lies in the bush.
Answer: False. Rule 19.2
5. When taking relief for a ball on a piece of paper in the general area, the player will lift the ball, remove the paper and then drop within one club-length of the spot directly under where the ball was on the paper.
Answer: True. Rule 15.2
6. When taking relief for a ball lying in temporary water on the putting green, the player will place a ball on the nearest point of complete relief (no club-length).
Answer: True. Rule 16.1d
7. When a player’s ball in play has been moved by a spectator in the general area and the player is not certain of the exact original spot, the player will estimate that spot and place a ball within one club-length of that spot.
Answer: False. Rules 9.6 and 14.2c
8. When taking relief for a ball lying in temporary water in a bunker, the player will drop in the bunker within one club-length of the nearest point of complete relief.
Answer: True. Rule 16.1c
John Morrissett is Competitions Director at Erin Hills and former Director of Rules of Golf for the USGA.
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