PDGA Certified Golf Rules [HIGHSCHOOL]
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
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1. The proper height to drop a ball is _____.
A. From shoulder height
B. From behind your back, over your shoulder
C. From knee height
D. Any height is acceptable
- ANSWER C. From knee height
2. When you are on the putting green, which of the following cannot be
repaired by the player?
A. Spike marks
B. Ball marks
C. Uneven turf
D. Damage from an animal hoof print
- ANSWER C. Uneven turf
3. Which is correct regarding a player cleaning his or her ball?
A. The player may not clean the ball when lifting it from temporary
water.
B. The player may clean the ball when it has been lifted because it
interferes with another player's ball.
, C. The player may clean the ball when it has been lifted to take relief for
a cart path.
- ANSWER The player may clean the ball when it has been lifted to
take relief for a cart path.
4. A player who hits their ball into a red penalty area has which of the
following options for relief?
A. They can go back to where they previously played from (stroke &
distance)
B. They can keep the point it last crossed the margin of the penalty area in
line with the line with the hole and go back as far as they want (back on a
line)
C. They can drop within two club lengths of the point it last crossed the
margin of the penalty area.
D. All of the above are acceptable options
- ANSWER D. All of the above are acceptable options
5. Players are subject to penalty if they do not put an identifying mark on their
ball.
A. True
B. False
- ANSWER B. False
6. The size of a club length is determined by the length of the club you choose
to measure with.
A. True
B. False
- ANSWER B. False
7. A player who makes a stroke at a wrong ball but corrects the error before
playing from the next tee incurs the following penalty in stroke play?
A. Loss of hole
B. Disqualification
, C. Two strokes
D. One stroke
- ANSWER C. Two strokes
8. In stroke play, a player who tees off from the outside the proper teeing area
incurs the following penalty.
A. No penalty, just correct the mistake
B. One stroke
C. Two strokes and must correct it by playing from within the teeing area
D. Two strokes and should continue to play with the ball played from
outside the teeing area
- ANSWER C. Two strokes and must correct it by playing from within the
teeing area
9. In stroke play a player's ball lies in the rough and they have a small bush
behind the ball that affects their swing. Before playing the shot, the player
uses their club to "remove" the bush. The players incurs the following
penalty...
A. No penalty
B. One stroke
C. Two strokes
D. Disqualification
- ANSWER C. Two strokes
10.A player's ball lies in the fairway but there is a leaf next to the ball. The
player removes the leaf and it causes their ball to move.
A. The player simply replaces the ball without any penalty
B. The player plays the ball from it's new position but must add one penalty
stroke.
C. The player replaces the ball but must add one penalty stroke.
D. The player replaces the ball but must add two penalty strokes.
A. - ANSWER The player simply replaces the ball without any penalty
, 11.A player's ball lies in a Penalty Area, but in such a position that
they can make a stroke at the ball. Which of the following is the player
now allowed to do?
A. Move loose impediments
B. Ground their club
C. Make practice swings
D. All of the above
- ANSWER All of the above
12.Which of the following is a loose impediment?
A. Empty pop bottle
B. Twig or stick
C. Rake
D. Random golf ball
- ANSWER B. Twig or stick
13.Which of the following is a movable obstruction?
A. Cart path
B. Acorn
C. Rake
D. Leaf
- ANSWER C. Rake
14.Which of the following is not an area where you automatically get free relief
if you had interference?
A. Divot in the fairway
B. Animal runways or holes
C. Hole made by a gatekeeper
D. Temporary water
- ANSWER Divot in the fairway
15.When taking free relief for an abnormal course condition (immovable
obstruction, ground under repair, etc.) a player must find the Nearest Point
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
Includes Frequently Tested Exam Questions With
ELABORATED 100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
Current Update!!
1. The proper height to drop a ball is _____.
A. From shoulder height
B. From behind your back, over your shoulder
C. From knee height
D. Any height is acceptable
- ANSWER C. From knee height
2. When you are on the putting green, which of the following cannot be
repaired by the player?
A. Spike marks
B. Ball marks
C. Uneven turf
D. Damage from an animal hoof print
- ANSWER C. Uneven turf
3. Which is correct regarding a player cleaning his or her ball?
A. The player may not clean the ball when lifting it from temporary
water.
B. The player may clean the ball when it has been lifted because it
interferes with another player's ball.
, C. The player may clean the ball when it has been lifted to take relief for
a cart path.
- ANSWER The player may clean the ball when it has been lifted to
take relief for a cart path.
4. A player who hits their ball into a red penalty area has which of the
following options for relief?
A. They can go back to where they previously played from (stroke &
distance)
B. They can keep the point it last crossed the margin of the penalty area in
line with the line with the hole and go back as far as they want (back on a
line)
C. They can drop within two club lengths of the point it last crossed the
margin of the penalty area.
D. All of the above are acceptable options
- ANSWER D. All of the above are acceptable options
5. Players are subject to penalty if they do not put an identifying mark on their
ball.
A. True
B. False
- ANSWER B. False
6. The size of a club length is determined by the length of the club you choose
to measure with.
A. True
B. False
- ANSWER B. False
7. A player who makes a stroke at a wrong ball but corrects the error before
playing from the next tee incurs the following penalty in stroke play?
A. Loss of hole
B. Disqualification
, C. Two strokes
D. One stroke
- ANSWER C. Two strokes
8. In stroke play, a player who tees off from the outside the proper teeing area
incurs the following penalty.
A. No penalty, just correct the mistake
B. One stroke
C. Two strokes and must correct it by playing from within the teeing area
D. Two strokes and should continue to play with the ball played from
outside the teeing area
- ANSWER C. Two strokes and must correct it by playing from within the
teeing area
9. In stroke play a player's ball lies in the rough and they have a small bush
behind the ball that affects their swing. Before playing the shot, the player
uses their club to "remove" the bush. The players incurs the following
penalty...
A. No penalty
B. One stroke
C. Two strokes
D. Disqualification
- ANSWER C. Two strokes
10.A player's ball lies in the fairway but there is a leaf next to the ball. The
player removes the leaf and it causes their ball to move.
A. The player simply replaces the ball without any penalty
B. The player plays the ball from it's new position but must add one penalty
stroke.
C. The player replaces the ball but must add one penalty stroke.
D. The player replaces the ball but must add two penalty strokes.
A. - ANSWER The player simply replaces the ball without any penalty
, 11.A player's ball lies in a Penalty Area, but in such a position that
they can make a stroke at the ball. Which of the following is the player
now allowed to do?
A. Move loose impediments
B. Ground their club
C. Make practice swings
D. All of the above
- ANSWER All of the above
12.Which of the following is a loose impediment?
A. Empty pop bottle
B. Twig or stick
C. Rake
D. Random golf ball
- ANSWER B. Twig or stick
13.Which of the following is a movable obstruction?
A. Cart path
B. Acorn
C. Rake
D. Leaf
- ANSWER C. Rake
14.Which of the following is not an area where you automatically get free relief
if you had interference?
A. Divot in the fairway
B. Animal runways or holes
C. Hole made by a gatekeeper
D. Temporary water
- ANSWER Divot in the fairway
15.When taking free relief for an abnormal course condition (immovable
obstruction, ground under repair, etc.) a player must find the Nearest Point
