PDGA Certified Rules Exam questions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
Question 1 of 25 |\ |\ |\
You put your tee shot 4 meters from the target. Your putt
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hits the side of the catch tray and rolls 35 meters down a
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hill and into a pond, quickly sinking beneath the water.
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The rules sheet says "Pond OB." There is no drop zone.
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You know that the best decision is to re-putt with a
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penalty, but another player in the group insists you have
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to throw from down by the pond. What section(s) of the
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Official Rules of Disc Golf support your claim? - A. Both
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810.D and 809.01.A.
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B. Both 806.02.D.1 and 812.B.1.b.
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C. Both 806.02.D.1 and 809.01.A
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D. 806.02.E.
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Answer C |\
Question 2 of 25 |\ |\ |\
,You are playing on a disc golf course that co-exists with a
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golf course. You throw a shot that comes to rest with your
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disc straddling a painted line around the edge of a
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bunker. Standing behind the thrown disc and facing the
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target puts your feet completely in the bunker. The rules
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sheet says "Bunkers are hazards, marked with paint."
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What is the correct ruling? - A. Your disc is not clearly and
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completely surrounded by the hazard, 806.05.B, but your |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resultant lie cannot be in the hazard, 802.07.A.3. You take
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up to a meter relief from the line marking the hazard and
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mark a new lie there. |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Your disc is not clearly and completely surrounded by
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the hazard, 806.05.B. You throw from in the hazard
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without penalty. |\
C. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You
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take a penalty throw and throw from in the hazard.
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D. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You
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take a penalty throw but get free optional relief back
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along the line of play. |\ |\ |\ |\
Answer C |\
Question 3 of 25 |\ |\ |\
, Your group has thrown their drives on a hole where the
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fairway is short and straightforward, but the target is
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placed on a 1.5m tall man-made mound covered in
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artificial turf. All four of you are within the putting circle.
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The away player putts, and their disc hits the catch tray,
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rolls, and is stopped by the player's own bag. Another
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player in the group calls an interference penalty and looks
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over to you. Should you second the call? - A. No, a disc
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that strikes something that isn't part of the course is
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played where it first comes to rest, 810.C.
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B. Yes, this is cheating and the player should be
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disqualified, Competition Manual 3.03.C.1. |\ |\ |\
C. No, any interference with a player's own disc must be
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intentional, 810.E. |\
D. Yes, this is interference, 810.D.
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Answer D |\
Question 4 of 25 |\ |\ |\
A player in your group throws their second shot past the
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target and into thick, deep rough. There's a white paint
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line between the cut grass of the fairway and the rough.
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The rules sheet says "white paint lines mark OB rough."
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with answers |\
Question 1 of 25 |\ |\ |\
You put your tee shot 4 meters from the target. Your putt
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hits the side of the catch tray and rolls 35 meters down a
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hill and into a pond, quickly sinking beneath the water.
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The rules sheet says "Pond OB." There is no drop zone.
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You know that the best decision is to re-putt with a
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penalty, but another player in the group insists you have
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to throw from down by the pond. What section(s) of the
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Official Rules of Disc Golf support your claim? - A. Both
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810.D and 809.01.A.
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B. Both 806.02.D.1 and 812.B.1.b.
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C. Both 806.02.D.1 and 809.01.A
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D. 806.02.E.
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Answer C |\
Question 2 of 25 |\ |\ |\
,You are playing on a disc golf course that co-exists with a
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golf course. You throw a shot that comes to rest with your
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disc straddling a painted line around the edge of a
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bunker. Standing behind the thrown disc and facing the
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target puts your feet completely in the bunker. The rules
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sheet says "Bunkers are hazards, marked with paint."
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What is the correct ruling? - A. Your disc is not clearly and
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completely surrounded by the hazard, 806.05.B, but your |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resultant lie cannot be in the hazard, 802.07.A.3. You take
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up to a meter relief from the line marking the hazard and
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mark a new lie there. |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Your disc is not clearly and completely surrounded by
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the hazard, 806.05.B. You throw from in the hazard
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without penalty. |\
C. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You
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take a penalty throw and throw from in the hazard.
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D. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You
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take a penalty throw but get free optional relief back
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along the line of play. |\ |\ |\ |\
Answer C |\
Question 3 of 25 |\ |\ |\
, Your group has thrown their drives on a hole where the
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fairway is short and straightforward, but the target is
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placed on a 1.5m tall man-made mound covered in
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artificial turf. All four of you are within the putting circle.
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The away player putts, and their disc hits the catch tray,
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rolls, and is stopped by the player's own bag. Another
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player in the group calls an interference penalty and looks
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over to you. Should you second the call? - A. No, a disc
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that strikes something that isn't part of the course is
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played where it first comes to rest, 810.C.
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B. Yes, this is cheating and the player should be
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disqualified, Competition Manual 3.03.C.1. |\ |\ |\
C. No, any interference with a player's own disc must be
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intentional, 810.E. |\
D. Yes, this is interference, 810.D.
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Answer D |\
Question 4 of 25 |\ |\ |\
A player in your group throws their second shot past the
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target and into thick, deep rough. There's a white paint
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line between the cut grass of the fairway and the rough.
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The rules sheet says "white paint lines mark OB rough."
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