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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 43.58 mm. Not less than 42.65 mm. Not less than 1.680 inches

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, if play is not delayed Yes, under any circumstances No, under any circumstances Yes, only if it is his matching club.

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? Penalty of two stroke Disqualification from tourament Penalty of one stroke Severe warning but no stroke penalty

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? Penalized one stroke for each of the 3 holes played Disqualified from the tournament Penalized 3 strokes for the 3rd hole 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? Two strokes No Penalty One stroke 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? Two strokes One stroke No penalty 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? Caddy is fined. Faldo is penalized one stroke Faldo is penalized 2 strokes There is no penalty

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 ball must be putted again from its original position The caddy is fined. There is a one stroke penalty The putt is deemed to be holed

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? One stroke penalty He pays his caddy' s fine No penalty Two stroke 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? Two stroke penalty Three stroke penalty No penalty He must return pine cone to bunker and replay his ball

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? 18 17 20 19

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