“Give Thanks” for “Local Rules” Quiz: Now & Then #10 Answers
Answers:
- True See new Model Local Rule A-1 Defining Boundaries.
- True See new Model Local Rule B-2 Relief on Opposite Side of Red Penalty Area. No such relief option is available in new Rule 17.1 [Options for Your Ball in Penalty Area].
- False See new Model Local Rule B-3 Provisional Ball for Ball in a Penalty Area.
- True See new Model Local Rule D-3 Prohibiting Relief from Wrong Green When Only Stance Interference Exists and new Model Local Rule D-4 Prohibiting Play from Fringe of Wrong Green.
- False See new Rule 12.2a [Removing Loose Impediments and Movable Obstructions] which states, in part, “Before playing a ball in a bunker, a player may remove loose impediments under Rule 15.1 ….” New Rule 15.1a [Removal of Loose Impediments] points out, “Without penalty, a player may remove a loose impediment anywhere on or off the course ….”
- False See new Model Local Rule E-1 Dropping Zones.
- True See new Model Local Rule E-8 Defining No Play Zones
- False No such Local Rule is required because new Rule 13.1c [Improvements Allowed on Putting Green] specifically authorizes the repair of animal tracks and hoof indentations on the putting green.
- True See new Model Local Rule E-5 Alternative to Stroke and Distance for Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds
- True See new Model Local Rule I-1 Practising Before Rounds, as well as new Rule 5.2 [Practising on Course Before or Between Rounds].
Date
November 29, 2018