MGA Quiz 2018 • Q 6
6. A player finds his tee shot near a boundary fence with an open gate, perpendicular to the boundary, on the course side. The player’s ball is directly behind the gate, in bounds. The player, believing his only option is to deem the ball unplayable, lifts the ball and considers his relief options.
His fellow-competitor offers guidance and tells him that he is allowed to close the gate of the boundary fence without penalty. The player is still unsure and decides to play two balls – announcing to his fellow-competitor that he intends the second ball to count if the rules permit. He measures two club lengths from his original lie and drops his original ball within that area, not nearer the hole. He plays the ball back into the fairway.
He then closes the gate, and replaces a substituted ball where his original had come to rest before he lifted it. As he’s making his stroke at the ball, his club hits the top of the gate on the way down and he misses the ball. He moves the gate further to where it is perpendicular to the fence on the out-of-bounds side. He plays the ball back into the fairway. He finishes the hole in three more strokes with the first ball and two more strokes with the second ball.
What is his score for the hole?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
His fellow-competitor offers guidance and tells him that he is allowed to close the gate of the boundary fence without penalty. The player is still unsure and decides to play two balls – announcing to his fellow-competitor that he intends the second ball to count if the rules permit. He measures two club lengths from his original lie and drops his original ball within that area, not nearer the hole. He plays the ball back into the fairway.
He then closes the gate, and replaces a substituted ball where his original had come to rest before he lifted it. As he’s making his stroke at the ball, his club hits the top of the gate on the way down and he misses the ball. He moves the gate further to where it is perpendicular to the fence on the out-of-bounds side. He plays the ball back into the fairway. He finishes the hole in three more strokes with the first ball and two more strokes with the second ball.
What is his score for the hole?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Statistics: Posted by Doug — 16 Feb 2018, 13:53