1) A BALL THAT IS "SLICED":
a) starts left and curves sharply right
b) starts right and curves sharply left
c) goes straight, then curves sharply left
d) starts right and keeps going right in a straight line
e) none of the above
2) A BALL IS HIT OFF THE TEE AND IS SEEN TO GO OUT OF BOUNDS. THE RULES STATE THAT YOU SHOULD:
a) drop a ball at the point where it went out of bounds, and take a penalty stroke; your next shot is your third.
b) re-hit the ball from the tee, after taking a penalty stroke; your next shot is your third.
c) take a mulligan off the tee; your next shot is your second.
d) look for the ball and if found and it is playable, hit from that spot; no penalty is assessed.
e) none of the above
3) AN "EAGLE" IS:
a) a score one below par for a single hole
b) a score two below par for a single hole
c) any shot that goes in the cup from longer than 100 yards away
d) a shot that goes into the cup when the flag is not visible to the golfer
e) none of the above
4) EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IS FORBIDDEN BY THE RULES OF GOLF EXCEPT ONE:
a) grounding your club in a bunker before hitting the ball
b) laying one club beside the ball on the fairway to aid in alignment, while hitting the ball with another club
c) removing a beer can that is off the fairway and interferes with your swing
d) taking a second shot off the tee when your first shot dribbled only 20 yards
e) picking up your ball when it rests on the first cut just off the green, in order to clean it
5) WHAT IS THE PAR FOR AN 18-HOLE REGULATION GOLF COURSE?
a) 70
b) 71
c) 72
d) depends on course rating, i.e., the average score achieved by scratch golfers playing the course
e) depends on the overall length for each of the course's 18 holes for a given set of tees
6) YOUR SECOND SHOT LANDS IN A POND THAT FRONTS THE GREEN. THE PROPER PROCEDURE WOULD INCLUDE WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
a) Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped; take a one stroke penalty.
b) Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped; take a two stroke penalty.
c) Drop another ball anywhere behind the pond, as long as it is no closer to the hole than where the ball first flew over the water; take a one stroke penalty.
d) Drop another ball within two club lengths in front of the pond (between the pond and the green), and take a one stroke penalty.
e) Hit another ball from the same spot, with no penalty.
7) THE PITCHING WEDGE TYPICALLY HAS WHAT DEGREE OF FACE ANGLE?
a) 30-32 degrees
b) 40-42 degrees
c) 48-50 degrees
d) 58-60 degrees
e) More than 60 degrees
8) THE NUMBER OF CLUBS YOU ARE PERMITTED TO CARRY IS:
a) 12
b) 13
c) 14
d) 15
e) as many as you wish
9) FOR AN 18-HOLE REGULATION GOLF COURSE, IN DETERMINING PAR HOW MANY STROKES ARE ALLOTTED FOR PUTTS?
a) depends on how many Par-3 holes are on the course
b) depends on how many Par-3 holes and their length; the number will be different for golfers playing front vs. back tees on Par-3 holes
c) 27
d) 36
e) 45
END OF THE FRONT 9 QUIZ -- Scroll down for answers
Answers to Front 9 Quiz
1) a
2) b
3) b
4) c
5) e
6) a
7) c
8) c
9) d