MGA Quiz 2018 • Q 10

10. A player hits his tee shot toward a lateral water hazard on the left side of a par four. The player and his caddie separate to search the area surrounding the hazard. While the player continues to search, the caddie finds the ball in the hazard lying in an inch of water in the water hazard, and without conferring with the player lifts and drops the ball within two club lengths and no closer to the hole than the point that he estimates it last crossed the margin of the hazard. The player comes to identify the ball; he marks it and lifts it without inviting anyone else to observe him. He identifies the ball as his, but notes the surface of the ball has been slightly discolored. The player pulls a fresh ball out of his pocket and drops this substituted ball where the caddie previously dropped the original ball. The player hits this ball on the green and two-putts. 

What is his score?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

Statistics: Posted by Doug — 16 Feb 2018, 13:48

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