PDGA CERTIFIED RULES EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/26) VERIFIED
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Question 10 of 25
Three of the four members of your group are ready at the tee
when the start signal is given. All three of you have clean drives.
Two of you have sunk your birdie putts and the third player is
lining theirs up when the fourth player shows up, out of breath.
"sorry i'm late," they say. "should i go throw my drive and catch
up?" what's the answer?
A. No, the player should come back and play the hole at the end
of the round, taking two penalty strokes per 811.f.4.
B. No, the player was absent under 811.f.5. They receive par plus
four and will begin play on the next hole.
C. Yes, there's no rule discussing this and fairness dictates that
they get to play if they show up before the hole is over, 801.01.a.
D. Yes, the player can just say they were in the bathroom for a
reasonable time and throw from the tee without penalty,
802.03.c.
Answer b.
Question 11 of 25
You are playing a disc golf course that co-exists with a golf
course. A player in your group throws a tee shot that lands in a
,bunker. The rules sheet says "bunkers are hazards." what
section of the official rules of disc golf has the rule you need?
A. 804, regulated routes.
B. 803, obstacles and relief.
C. 806, regulated areas.
D. 811, misplay.
Answer c.
Question 12 of 25
During the first round of a b-tier, the caddie for a player in your
group takes large, frequent sips of an unknown liquid from an
insulated water bottle. It becomes apparent quickly that the
liquid is some kind of alcohol. You see the td standing near the
target of a nearby hole and wave them over. The td questions the
caddie, who admits they were drinking rum and cola for the
entire round. The course is owned by a local distillery, who
allows consumption of their products, including the rum in
question, on their property. What is the result?
A. Because the venue permits the consumption of alcohol and
because the caddie is not a player, there's nothing to be done
unless the venue chooses to eject them for being too intoxicated,
competition manual 1.14.c.4.
B. Public display or use of alcohol is prohibited, competition
manual 3.03.b.5. However, the td can allow the player to finish
the round with a warning and continue playing the event, as long
as they have a different caddie or no caddie for the next round.
, C. Public display or use of alcohol at a b-tier is a mandatory
disqualification, competition manual 3.03.c.4. Because caddie
behavior also applies to the player, 3.05.c, the player and caddie
are both disqualified from the event.
D. Because no player made a call, there is nothing the td can do,
even if a rule was broken, 801.02.a.
Answer c
Question 13 of 25
The hole your group is playing has a target close to a drainage
culvert that extends into the side of a hill. Your tee shot flies past
the target and straight into the culvert. Your group can see the
disc about a meter and a half inside. What is your next move?
A. You cannot reach your lie, so you need to abandon the throw
and re-tee, 809.01.a.
B. Mark a lie directly above the position of the thrown disc on the
playing surface, 805.01.c.
C. You cannot reach your lie, so the disc is lost and you must re-
tee, 805.03.d.
D. You must do everything you can to squeeze into the culvert
behind your disc, 803.01.a, or else take par plus four, 811.f.3.
Answer b
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Question 10 of 25
Three of the four members of your group are ready at the tee
when the start signal is given. All three of you have clean drives.
Two of you have sunk your birdie putts and the third player is
lining theirs up when the fourth player shows up, out of breath.
"sorry i'm late," they say. "should i go throw my drive and catch
up?" what's the answer?
A. No, the player should come back and play the hole at the end
of the round, taking two penalty strokes per 811.f.4.
B. No, the player was absent under 811.f.5. They receive par plus
four and will begin play on the next hole.
C. Yes, there's no rule discussing this and fairness dictates that
they get to play if they show up before the hole is over, 801.01.a.
D. Yes, the player can just say they were in the bathroom for a
reasonable time and throw from the tee without penalty,
802.03.c.
Answer b.
Question 11 of 25
You are playing a disc golf course that co-exists with a golf
course. A player in your group throws a tee shot that lands in a
,bunker. The rules sheet says "bunkers are hazards." what
section of the official rules of disc golf has the rule you need?
A. 804, regulated routes.
B. 803, obstacles and relief.
C. 806, regulated areas.
D. 811, misplay.
Answer c.
Question 12 of 25
During the first round of a b-tier, the caddie for a player in your
group takes large, frequent sips of an unknown liquid from an
insulated water bottle. It becomes apparent quickly that the
liquid is some kind of alcohol. You see the td standing near the
target of a nearby hole and wave them over. The td questions the
caddie, who admits they were drinking rum and cola for the
entire round. The course is owned by a local distillery, who
allows consumption of their products, including the rum in
question, on their property. What is the result?
A. Because the venue permits the consumption of alcohol and
because the caddie is not a player, there's nothing to be done
unless the venue chooses to eject them for being too intoxicated,
competition manual 1.14.c.4.
B. Public display or use of alcohol is prohibited, competition
manual 3.03.b.5. However, the td can allow the player to finish
the round with a warning and continue playing the event, as long
as they have a different caddie or no caddie for the next round.
, C. Public display or use of alcohol at a b-tier is a mandatory
disqualification, competition manual 3.03.c.4. Because caddie
behavior also applies to the player, 3.05.c, the player and caddie
are both disqualified from the event.
D. Because no player made a call, there is nothing the td can do,
even if a rule was broken, 801.02.a.
Answer c
Question 13 of 25
The hole your group is playing has a target close to a drainage
culvert that extends into the side of a hill. Your tee shot flies past
the target and straight into the culvert. Your group can see the
disc about a meter and a half inside. What is your next move?
A. You cannot reach your lie, so you need to abandon the throw
and re-tee, 809.01.a.
B. Mark a lie directly above the position of the thrown disc on the
playing surface, 805.01.c.
C. You cannot reach your lie, so the disc is lost and you must re-
tee, 805.03.d.
D. You must do everything you can to squeeze into the culvert
behind your disc, 803.01.a, or else take par plus four, 811.f.3.
Answer b
