PDGA CERTIFIED RULES EXAM (ACTUAL 2026) | 25 QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS A+ SCORE REVIEW
Question 17 of 25
Your group is playing a hole where there is a small pond with slippery
footing on a 2 meter slope leading up to the fairway from the pond's
edge. A player in your group throws a tee shot which skips and rolls
into the pond. When they go to mark their lie and retrieve their disc,
they fall down twice because of the bad footing. The rules sheet only
says "pond ob." can the player give themselves better footing?
A. Yes, the player may take optional relief as far back along the line
of play as they wish without penalty, 803.02.e.
B. Yes, the lie is unplayable, and the player may throw from the first
available safe lie as determined by the group, 803.02.a.
C. No, the player must play the disc within a one-meter line of where
it was last in bounds, 806.02.d.2.
D. No, the player must stand in the pond as close as possible to
where the disc ended up, holding their breath if necessary, 800.
Answer a
Question 18 of 25
,You're walking up to your drive, and you see that it's surrounded by
angry, swarming yellowjackets. Do you have to play the throw as it
lies?
A. Yes, and you get two penalty throws for disturbing the
yellowjackets because they are part of the course, 803.03.a.
B. No, but only if you're allergic to yellowjacket stings, 801.01.a.
C. Yes, playing the disc as it lies is a fundamental part of disc golf,
800.
D. No, you get relief from harmful insects, 803.02.a.
Answer d
Question 19 of 25
A player in your group has a difficult, blind upshot around dense
foliage. The player grabs a disc and a towel and walks around the
foliage to see the target, points one arm to the target and one to
their lie, and places the towel on the ground. The player returns to
their lie, lines their shot up with the towel, and throws around the
foliage, landing 3 meters from the target. This all happens within 30
seconds of the player arriving at their lie. What section of the official
rules of disc golf covers the violation the player has committed?
A. 803, obstacles and relief.
, B. 812, courtesy.
C. 805, regulated positions.
D. 813, equipment.
Answer d
Question 20 of 25
Your group is playing significantly faster than the group in front of
you. Can you play through?
A. Yes, but only if the entire group gives you their permission,
802.02.e.
B. No. You may never play through the group ahead of you during
tournament play, 812.a.
C. No. You may only play through the group ahead of you if they are
standing by for a rules appeal or if your group is directed to do so by
a tournament official, 802.02.g.
D. Yes, this is a simple and basic rule of disc golf etiquette, 800.
Answer c
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Question 17 of 25
Your group is playing a hole where there is a small pond with slippery
footing on a 2 meter slope leading up to the fairway from the pond's
edge. A player in your group throws a tee shot which skips and rolls
into the pond. When they go to mark their lie and retrieve their disc,
they fall down twice because of the bad footing. The rules sheet only
says "pond ob." can the player give themselves better footing?
A. Yes, the player may take optional relief as far back along the line
of play as they wish without penalty, 803.02.e.
B. Yes, the lie is unplayable, and the player may throw from the first
available safe lie as determined by the group, 803.02.a.
C. No, the player must play the disc within a one-meter line of where
it was last in bounds, 806.02.d.2.
D. No, the player must stand in the pond as close as possible to
where the disc ended up, holding their breath if necessary, 800.
Answer a
Question 18 of 25
,You're walking up to your drive, and you see that it's surrounded by
angry, swarming yellowjackets. Do you have to play the throw as it
lies?
A. Yes, and you get two penalty throws for disturbing the
yellowjackets because they are part of the course, 803.03.a.
B. No, but only if you're allergic to yellowjacket stings, 801.01.a.
C. Yes, playing the disc as it lies is a fundamental part of disc golf,
800.
D. No, you get relief from harmful insects, 803.02.a.
Answer d
Question 19 of 25
A player in your group has a difficult, blind upshot around dense
foliage. The player grabs a disc and a towel and walks around the
foliage to see the target, points one arm to the target and one to
their lie, and places the towel on the ground. The player returns to
their lie, lines their shot up with the towel, and throws around the
foliage, landing 3 meters from the target. This all happens within 30
seconds of the player arriving at their lie. What section of the official
rules of disc golf covers the violation the player has committed?
A. 803, obstacles and relief.
, B. 812, courtesy.
C. 805, regulated positions.
D. 813, equipment.
Answer d
Question 20 of 25
Your group is playing significantly faster than the group in front of
you. Can you play through?
A. Yes, but only if the entire group gives you their permission,
802.02.e.
B. No. You may never play through the group ahead of you during
tournament play, 812.a.
C. No. You may only play through the group ahead of you if they are
standing by for a rules appeal or if your group is directed to do so by
a tournament official, 802.02.g.
D. Yes, this is a simple and basic rule of disc golf etiquette, 800.
Answer c
