Virginia Golfer July / August 2015 | Page 16

TheRULES In stroke play, a player unintentionally carries a non-conforming club. He does not use the club and discovers his mistake after the round but before returning his scorecard. What is the ruling? a. The player is disqualified 14 for carrying a nonconforming club. b. The player incurs no penalty. c. The player must add two penalty strokes to each of the first two holes. d. The player must add two penalty strokes to each of the last two holes. On what part of the course is the player prohibited from deeming his ball unplayable? a. Teeing ground of the hole being played. b. Putting green of the hole being played. c. Water hazards. d. Bunkers. e. Through the green. 15 On the putting green, a player putts his ball and while the ball is in motion it is 16 19 deflected by a leaf that is blowing across the putting green. How must the player proceed? a. Play the ball as it lies, without penalty. b. Play the ball as it lies, with a one-stroke penalty. c. Play the ball as it lies, with a two-stroke penalty. d. Cancel the stroke, replace the ball and replay the stroke without penalty. In a four-ball competition, a player authorizes a fellow-competitor to lift his ball from th H][