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Question 1 of 25 A. Both 810.D and 809.01.A.
You put your tee shot 4 meters
from the target. Your putt hits the B. Both 806.02.D.1 and 812.B.1.b.
side of the catch tray and rolls 35
meters down a hill and into a pond, C. Both 806.02.D.1 and 809.01.A
quickly sinking beneath the water.
The rules sheet says "Pond OB." D. 806.02.E.
There is no drop zone. You know
that the best decision is to re-putt Answer C
with a penalty, but another player in
the group insists you have to throw
from down by the pond. What
section(s) of the Official Rules of
Disc Golf support your claim?
,Question 2 of 25 A. Your disc is not clearly and completely
You are playing on a disc golf surrounded by the hazard, 806.05.B, but your
course that co-exists with a golf resultant lie cannot be in the hazard, 802.07.A.3.
course. You throw a shot that comes You take up to a meter relief from the line
to rest with your disc straddling a marking the hazard and mark a new lie there.
painted line around the edge of a
bunker. Standing behind the thrown B. Your disc is not clearly and completely
disc and facing the target puts your surrounded by the hazard, 806.05.B. You throw
feet completely in the bunker. The from in the hazard without penalty.
rules sheet says "Bunkers are
hazards, marked with paint." What is C. Your disc has broken the hazard plane,
the correct ruling? 806.05.B. You take a penalty throw and throw
from in the hazard.
D. Your disc has broken the hazard plane,
806.05.B. You take a penalty throw but get free
optional relief back along the line of play.
Answer C
Question 3 of 25 A. No, a disc that strikes something that isn't part
Your group has thrown their drives of the course is played where it first comes to
on a hole where the fairway is short rest, 810.C.
and straightforward, but the target
is placed on a 1.5m tall man-made B. Yes, this is cheating and the player should be
mound covered in artificial turf. All disqualified, Competition Manual 3.03.C.1.
four of you are within the putting
circle. The away player putts, and C. No, any interference with a player's own disc
their disc hits the catch tray, rolls, must be intentional, 810.E.
and is stopped by the player's own
bag. Another player in the group D. Yes, this is interference, 810.D.
calls an interference penalty and
looks over to you. Should you Answer D
second the call?
, Question 4 of 25 A. Because not being able to find your disc is
A player in your group throws their punishment enough, the player marks a new lie
second shot past the target and within a meter of where the disc was last seen
into thick, deep rough. There's a with no penalty.
white paint line between the cut
grass of the fairway and the rough. B. Because the group cannot locate the disc
The rules sheet says "white paint within three minutes, it is declared lost, 805.03.A.
lines mark OB rough." The disc is The player receives a penalty throw and must
nowhere to be found. The whole throw from their previous lie, 805.03.D.
group agrees that the disc clearly
landed in the OB area. What next? C. Because the group agrees that the disc landed
OB, it is OB, 806.02.A. However, because the
group cannot locate the disc within three
minutes, it is declared lost, 805.03.A. The player
takes two penalty strokes and returns to their
previous lie.
D. Because the group agrees that the disc landed
OB, it is not a lost disc, 806.02.C. The group
determines the point where the disc went out,
and the player receives a penalty stroke and can
play from an in-bounds lie placed within a meter
of that point in any direction, 806.02.D.
Answer D.
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Question 1 of 25 A. Both 810.D and 809.01.A.
You put your tee shot 4 meters
from the target. Your putt hits the B. Both 806.02.D.1 and 812.B.1.b.
side of the catch tray and rolls 35
meters down a hill and into a pond, C. Both 806.02.D.1 and 809.01.A
quickly sinking beneath the water.
The rules sheet says "Pond OB." D. 806.02.E.
There is no drop zone. You know
that the best decision is to re-putt Answer C
with a penalty, but another player in
the group insists you have to throw
from down by the pond. What
section(s) of the Official Rules of
Disc Golf support your claim?
,Question 2 of 25 A. Your disc is not clearly and completely
You are playing on a disc golf surrounded by the hazard, 806.05.B, but your
course that co-exists with a golf resultant lie cannot be in the hazard, 802.07.A.3.
course. You throw a shot that comes You take up to a meter relief from the line
to rest with your disc straddling a marking the hazard and mark a new lie there.
painted line around the edge of a
bunker. Standing behind the thrown B. Your disc is not clearly and completely
disc and facing the target puts your surrounded by the hazard, 806.05.B. You throw
feet completely in the bunker. The from in the hazard without penalty.
rules sheet says "Bunkers are
hazards, marked with paint." What is C. Your disc has broken the hazard plane,
the correct ruling? 806.05.B. You take a penalty throw and throw
from in the hazard.
D. Your disc has broken the hazard plane,
806.05.B. You take a penalty throw but get free
optional relief back along the line of play.
Answer C
Question 3 of 25 A. No, a disc that strikes something that isn't part
Your group has thrown their drives of the course is played where it first comes to
on a hole where the fairway is short rest, 810.C.
and straightforward, but the target
is placed on a 1.5m tall man-made B. Yes, this is cheating and the player should be
mound covered in artificial turf. All disqualified, Competition Manual 3.03.C.1.
four of you are within the putting
circle. The away player putts, and C. No, any interference with a player's own disc
their disc hits the catch tray, rolls, must be intentional, 810.E.
and is stopped by the player's own
bag. Another player in the group D. Yes, this is interference, 810.D.
calls an interference penalty and
looks over to you. Should you Answer D
second the call?
, Question 4 of 25 A. Because not being able to find your disc is
A player in your group throws their punishment enough, the player marks a new lie
second shot past the target and within a meter of where the disc was last seen
into thick, deep rough. There's a with no penalty.
white paint line between the cut
grass of the fairway and the rough. B. Because the group cannot locate the disc
The rules sheet says "white paint within three minutes, it is declared lost, 805.03.A.
lines mark OB rough." The disc is The player receives a penalty throw and must
nowhere to be found. The whole throw from their previous lie, 805.03.D.
group agrees that the disc clearly
landed in the OB area. What next? C. Because the group agrees that the disc landed
OB, it is OB, 806.02.A. However, because the
group cannot locate the disc within three
minutes, it is declared lost, 805.03.A. The player
takes two penalty strokes and returns to their
previous lie.
D. Because the group agrees that the disc landed
OB, it is not a lost disc, 806.02.C. The group
determines the point where the disc went out,
and the player receives a penalty stroke and can
play from an in-bounds lie placed within a meter
of that point in any direction, 806.02.D.
Answer D.
