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PDGA CERTIFIED RULES EXAM 2025
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100%
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Question 1 of 25 | | |
You put your tee shot 4 meters from the target. Your putt hits the side of the
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catch tray and rolls 35 meters down a hill and into a pond, quickly sinking
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beneath the water. The rules sheet says "Pond OB." There is no drop zone.
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You know that the best decision is to re-putt with a penalty, but another
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player in the group insists you have to throw from down by the pond. What
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section(s) of the Official Rules of Disc Golf support your claim?
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- Correct Answer-A. Both 810.D and 809.01.A.
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B. Both 806.02.D.1 and 812.B.1.b.
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C. Both 806.02.D.1 and 809.01.A
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D. 806.02.E.
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Answer C |
Question 2 of 25 | | |
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You are playing on a disc golf course that co-exists with a golf course. You
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throw a shot that comes to rest with your disc straddling a painted line
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around the edge of a bunker. Standing behind the thrown disc and facing the
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target puts your feet completely in the bunker. The rules sheet says
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"Bunkers are hazards, marked with paint." What is the correct ruling? -
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Correct Answer-A. Your disc is not clearly and completely surrounded by the
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hazard, 806.05.B, but your resultant lie cannot be in the hazard, 802.07.A.3.
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You take up to a meter relief from the line marking the hazard and mark a
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new lie there.
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B. Your disc is not clearly and completely surrounded by the hazard,
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806.05.B. You throw from in the hazard without penalty. | | | | | | | |
C. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You take a penalty throw
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and throw from in the hazard.
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D. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You take a penalty throw
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but get free optional relief back along the line of play.
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Answer C |
Question 3 of 25 | | |
Your group has thrown their drives on a hole where the fairway is short and
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straightforward, but the target is placed on a 1.5m tall man-made mound
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covered in artificial turf. All four of you are within the putting circle. The away
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player putts, and their disc hits the catch tray, rolls, and is stopped by the
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player's own bag. Another player in the group calls an interference penalty
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and looks over to you. Should you second the call? - Correct Answer-A. No, a
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disc that strikes something that isn't part of the course is played where it first
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comes to rest, 810.C.
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B. Yes, this is cheating and the player should be disqualified, Competition
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Manual 3.03.C.1.
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C. No, any interference with a player's own disc must be intentional, 810.E.
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D. Yes, this is interference, 810.D.
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Answer D |
Question 4 of 25 | | |
A player in your group throws their second shot past the target and into thick,
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deep rough. There's a white paint line between the cut grass of the fairway
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and the rough. The rules sheet says "white paint lines mark OB rough." The
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disc is nowhere to be found. The whole group agrees that the disc clearly
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landed in the OB area. What next? - Correct Answer-A. Because not being
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able to find your disc is punishment enough, the player marks a new lie within
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a meter of where the disc was last seen with no penalty.
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B. Because the group cannot locate the disc within three minutes, it is
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declared lost, 805.03.A. The player receives a penalty throw and must
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throw from their previous lie, 805.03.D.
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C. Because the group agrees that the disc landed OB, it is OB, 806.02.A.
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However, because the group cannot locate the disc within three minutes, it is
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declared lost, 805.03.A. The player takes two penalty strokes and returns to
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their previous lie.
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PDGA CERTIFIED RULES EXAM 2025
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100%
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Question 1 of 25 | | |
You put your tee shot 4 meters from the target. Your putt hits the side of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
catch tray and rolls 35 meters down a hill and into a pond, quickly sinking
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
beneath the water. The rules sheet says "Pond OB." There is no drop zone.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
You know that the best decision is to re-putt with a penalty, but another
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
player in the group insists you have to throw from down by the pond. What
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section(s) of the Official Rules of Disc Golf support your claim?
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- Correct Answer-A. Both 810.D and 809.01.A.
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B. Both 806.02.D.1 and 812.B.1.b.
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C. Both 806.02.D.1 and 809.01.A
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D. 806.02.E.
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Answer C |
Question 2 of 25 | | |
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You are playing on a disc golf course that co-exists with a golf course. You
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throw a shot that comes to rest with your disc straddling a painted line
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
around the edge of a bunker. Standing behind the thrown disc and facing the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
target puts your feet completely in the bunker. The rules sheet says
| | | | | | | | | | | |
"Bunkers are hazards, marked with paint." What is the correct ruling? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Correct Answer-A. Your disc is not clearly and completely surrounded by the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
hazard, 806.05.B, but your resultant lie cannot be in the hazard, 802.07.A.3.
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You take up to a meter relief from the line marking the hazard and mark a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
new lie there.
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B. Your disc is not clearly and completely surrounded by the hazard,
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806.05.B. You throw from in the hazard without penalty. | | | | | | | |
C. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You take a penalty throw
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and throw from in the hazard.
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D. Your disc has broken the hazard plane, 806.05.B. You take a penalty throw
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but get free optional relief back along the line of play.
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Answer C |
Question 3 of 25 | | |
Your group has thrown their drives on a hole where the fairway is short and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
straightforward, but the target is placed on a 1.5m tall man-made mound
| | | | | | | | | | | |
covered in artificial turf. All four of you are within the putting circle. The away
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
player putts, and their disc hits the catch tray, rolls, and is stopped by the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
player's own bag. Another player in the group calls an interference penalty
| | | | | | | | | | | |
and looks over to you. Should you second the call? - Correct Answer-A. No, a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
disc that strikes something that isn't part of the course is played where it first
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comes to rest, 810.C.
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B. Yes, this is cheating and the player should be disqualified, Competition
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Manual 3.03.C.1.
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C. No, any interference with a player's own disc must be intentional, 810.E.
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D. Yes, this is interference, 810.D.
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Answer D |
Question 4 of 25 | | |
A player in your group throws their second shot past the target and into thick,
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deep rough. There's a white paint line between the cut grass of the fairway
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and the rough. The rules sheet says "white paint lines mark OB rough." The
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
disc is nowhere to be found. The whole group agrees that the disc clearly
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
landed in the OB area. What next? - Correct Answer-A. Because not being
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
able to find your disc is punishment enough, the player marks a new lie within
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a meter of where the disc was last seen with no penalty.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
B. Because the group cannot locate the disc within three minutes, it is
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declared lost, 805.03.A. The player receives a penalty throw and must
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throw from their previous lie, 805.03.D.
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C. Because the group agrees that the disc landed OB, it is OB, 806.02.A.
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However, because the group cannot locate the disc within three minutes, it is
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declared lost, 805.03.A. The player takes two penalty strokes and returns to
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their previous lie.
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