Golf Practice Quiz Study Guide- Circle the letter of the best possible answer (1 point each).
1. Golf originated in _____.
a. Iceland
b. Scotland
c. Tiger Woods
d. Conneaut
2. A golf course consists of _____ or _____ areas called holes.
a. 6, 12
b. 7, 14
c. 9, 18
d. 10, 20
3. The _____ area is where you drive from.
a. tee
b. top
c. bottom
d. upper
4. The _____ is the area of closely manicured grass that contains the golf course holes.
a. fairway
b. putting green
c. rough
d. hazard
5. The _____ is the area of mowed grass going from tee to hole varying in length from 100 yards to over
500 yards.
a. fairway
b. putting green
c. rough
d. hazard
6. The ____ is the area that may include ponds, creeks, and sand traps.
a. fairway
b. putting green
c. rough
d. hazard
7. The _____ is the area alongside the fairway that may include long grass, trees, and bushes.
a. fairway
b. putting green
c. rough
d. hazard
8.
All of the following are types of golf clubs except the _____.
a. racquet
b. driver
c. putter
d. wedge
9. All of the following are potential golf club grips except the _____.
a. overlap
b. interlocking
c. full-finger
d. underhand
10. When putting on a flat green, 3 inches of backswing results in _____ feet of distance that the golf ball
travels.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
11. The term _____ refers to using a wedge to lift the ball off of the ground 1/3 of the distance to the hole
and then have the ball roll 2/3 of the distance toward the hole.
a. putting
b. pitching
c. driving
d. smashing
12. The object of the game of golf is to be the player that records the score with _____ number of shots.
a. most
b. fewest
c. same
d. best
13. T
F
Par is scoring on the correct number of strokes from tee to hole.
14. T
F
Eagle is scoring two strokes more than average for the hole.
15. T
F
Hole in One is scoring average for the hole.
16. T
F
Birdie is scoring one stroke under par.
17. T
F
Bogey is one stroke over par.
18. T
F
If you are not a superstar athlete, than you should not play golf.
Answers: 1b, 2c, 3a, 4b, 5a, 6d, 7c, 8a, 9d, 10c, 11b, 12b, 13t, 14f, 15f, 16t, 17t, 18f