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"There are so many 'ands, ifs and buts' involved with the U.S.G.A. Rules that I may be exposing myself to a lot of critical mail with different interpretations. I've tried to provide the best interpretations possible for me."


1. According to the Official U.S.G.A Rules, what is the restriction as to the weight of the golf ball?
    Not greater than 1.650 avoirdupois ounces
    Not greater than 1.620 avoirdupois ounces
    Not greater than 45.97 grams
    Not greater than 45.95 grams


2. According to the U.S.G.A. Rules what is the restriction as to the diameter of the golf ball?
    Not less than 1.650 inches
    Not less than 1.680 inches
    Not less than 42.65 mm.
    Not less than 43.58 mm.


3. After playing 6 holes David Duval discovers that he has only 13 clubs golf clubs in his bag. Is he allowed to send his caddy back to pick up the missing club without incurring a penalty?
    Yes, only if it is his matching club.
    No, under any circumstances
    Yes, if play is not delayed
    Yes, under any circumstances


4. If the tourament official determines that David Duval's actions did unduly delay the play of the game, will this change the penalty, if any, that Duval will incur?
    Severe warning but no stroke penalty
    Penalty of one stroke
    Penalty of two stroke
    Disqualification from tourament


5. After finishing 3 holes of play, Davis Love III gently throws his ball towards his caddy but he misses and the ball rolls harmlessly to the foot of an official. The official picks up the ball and determines that Love's ball is not on the List of Conforming Golf Balls. What penalty does Love incur?
    Disqualified from the tournament
    Penalized 3 strokes for the 3rd hole
    Penalized one stroke for each of the 3 holes played
    Penalized 2 strokes for each of the 3 holes played


6. Hal Sutton hits his ball from the tee with a 7 iron and when he reaches the ball in the short rough, he marks and lifts his ball for examination. The ball is severely cut and unfit for play. He replaces it at the same site with a new ball and continues to play out the hole. What penalty, if any, does Sutton incur?
    One stroke penalty
    No penalty
    Two stroke penalty
    Disqualified


7. Sergio Garcia hits his ball from the rough with a wedge and although the ball is badly cut, it lands on the green, He marks his ball, confirms that it is unfit for play, shows it to his caddy and throws it into a nearby lake. What penalty, if any, does Garcia incur?
    One stroke
    Two strokes
    No Penalty
    Disqualified for unsportsman-like conduct.


8. Phil Mickelson hits his tee shot into the woods and when the ball is found and clearly identified, it is in a hole 3 inches deep and unplayable, Without consulting anyone he picks up the ball, returns to the teeing area. He tees up the ball and drives off again. What penalty, if any, does Mickelson incur?
    One stroke
    No penalty
    Two strokes
    Disqualified


9. Nick Faldo's ball is on the green 8 feet from the cup. He and his caddy studied the best line of putt. Then the caddy backed away but remained on an extension of the line of putt. What is the ruling?
    Faldo is penalized one stroke
    Faldo is penalized 2 strokes
    There is no penalty
    Caddy is fined.


10. Fred Couples is on the green 4 feet from the hole. He and his caddy study the line of putt. His caddy moves to the edge of the green with his back to Couples, watching play on another hole. Inadvertently, he was still on an extension of the line of putt, unknown to Fred. Is this handled in the same way as in the previous example (Q. 9.)?
    Answer: (One Word (yes or No))


11. Tiger Woods is putting from about 16 feet to the hole. He asks his caddy to attend the flag pole. After Tiger strokes his putt the caddy pulls the flag pole up and the hole-liner also comes out. The caddy moves the pole with hole-liner attached to a stationary position as the ball drops into the unlined hole.After removing the ball the caddy is able to replace the hole-liner. What is the ruling?
    The putt is deemed to be holed
    There is a one stroke penalty
    The ball must be putted again from its original position
    The caddy is fined.


12. Ernie Els asks his caddy to attend the flag stick while he putts from 26 feet away. The ball hits the flag stick because the caddy was unable to get it out of the hole in time. What penalty, if any, does Els incur?
    He pays his caddy' s fine
    One stroke penalty
    Two stroke penalty
    No penalty


13. Vijay Singh's ball lands in a green-side sand hazard and just before he reaches the bunker he inadvertantly kicks a pine cone into the hazard 6 feet away from his ball. Before playing his own ball he picks up the pine cone and throws it under a nearby tree. What penalty, if any, does Vijay incur?
    He must return pine cone to bunker and replay his ball
    No penalty
    Two stroke penalty
    Three stroke penalty


14. How many of the four Major Golf Tournaments, including the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA tournament and the Master's, has Jack Nickalaus won?
    20
    19
    17
    18


15. Who won the 1999 U. S. Open Championship played at the Pinehurst Golf Course No. 2.?
    Answer: (Two words, or just surname)


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