PGA PGM LEVEL 1~RULES OF GOLF QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
RuleskofkGolfkCreatedk-kcorrectkanswer-1744~13krules
RoyalkandkAncientkGolfkClubk(R&A)k-kcorrectkanswer-
Ink1897kR&Akbecamekgoverningkworldkauthoritykforkthekruleskofkgolf.
UnitedkStateskGolfkAssoc.k(USGA)k-kcorrectkanswer-Formedkink1894
HowkRuleskchangeskarekmadek-kcorrectkanswer--AnyonekcanksubmitkakruleskchangekorksuggestionktokUSGA
-IfkapprovedktheksuggestionkiskforwardedktokR&A
-IfkR&Akapproveskthekproposedkchangekisksentktokakdraftingkcommitteektokdevelopktheklanguage
-OncekdraftingkcommitteekdevelopsktheklanguagekitkisksentkbackktokUSGAkandkR&Akforkapproval
RuleskofkGolfkChangesk-kcorrectkanswer-Cankonlykbekchangedkoncekeverykfourkyears
(USkPresidentialkElections)
Obstructionsk-kcorrectkanswer-
Iskanythingkartificial,kincludingkthekartificialksideskofkroadskorkpathwayskandkMANUFACTUREDkICE
-Except:kobjectskdefiningkout-of-
bounds,ksuchkaskwalls,kfences,kstakes,kandkrailings.kOrkanythingkdeclaredkbykthekcommitteektokbekpartkofkth
ekcourse
MovablekObstructionsk-kcorrectkanswer-
Ifkitkmaykbekmovedkwithoutkunreasonablekeffort,korkdelayingkplaykandkwithoutkdamage.
ReliefkProcedures:kFreekDrop~onekclubklengthkNOknearerkthekhole.kMUSTktakekFULLkreliefkfromkObstructio
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ImmovablekObstructionsk-kcorrectkanswer-Ifkitktakeskreasonablekeffortkorkdelayskplay
ReliefkProcedures:kFreekDrop~onekclubklengthkNOknearerkthekhole.kMUSTktakekFULLkreliefkfromkObstructio
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
RuleskofkGolfkCreatedk-kcorrectkanswer-1744~13krules
RoyalkandkAncientkGolfkClubk(R&A)k-kcorrectkanswer-
Ink1897kR&Akbecamekgoverningkworldkauthoritykforkthekruleskofkgolf.
UnitedkStateskGolfkAssoc.k(USGA)k-kcorrectkanswer-Formedkink1894
HowkRuleskchangeskarekmadek-kcorrectkanswer--AnyonekcanksubmitkakruleskchangekorksuggestionktokUSGA
-IfkapprovedktheksuggestionkiskforwardedktokR&A
-IfkR&Akapproveskthekproposedkchangekisksentktokakdraftingkcommitteektokdevelopktheklanguage
-OncekdraftingkcommitteekdevelopsktheklanguagekitkisksentkbackktokUSGAkandkR&Akforkapproval
RuleskofkGolfkChangesk-kcorrectkanswer-Cankonlykbekchangedkoncekeverykfourkyears
(USkPresidentialkElections)
Obstructionsk-kcorrectkanswer-
Iskanythingkartificial,kincludingkthekartificialksideskofkroadskorkpathwayskandkMANUFACTUREDkICE
-Except:kobjectskdefiningkout-of-
bounds,ksuchkaskwalls,kfences,kstakes,kandkrailings.kOrkanythingkdeclaredkbykthekcommitteektokbekpartkofkth
ekcourse
MovablekObstructionsk-kcorrectkanswer-
Ifkitkmaykbekmovedkwithoutkunreasonablekeffort,korkdelayingkplaykandkwithoutkdamage.
ReliefkProcedures:kFreekDrop~onekclubklengthkNOknearerkthekhole.kMUSTktakekFULLkreliefkfromkObstructio
n
ImmovablekObstructionsk-kcorrectkanswer-Ifkitktakeskreasonablekeffortkorkdelayskplay
ReliefkProcedures:kFreekDrop~onekclubklengthkNOknearerkthekhole.kMUSTktakekFULLkreliefkfromkObstructio
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