Week 4: Quiz – The Putting Green

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Week 4 — The Putting Green

Special rules and care for the most important surface in golf

Let’s see what we learned this week! Ask your parent to read each question out loud. Answer out loud or point to the answer you think is right.

For parent-teachers: the correct answer is shown in blue. This quiz is for learning and discussion — not grading.

Question 1

What is the line of a putt?

  • ○ The total distance from the ball to the hole
  • ✓ The path the ball will travel from where it lies to the hole
  • ○ The direction you should stand when putting

Question 2

What should you never do on the putting green?

  • ○ Walk slowly
  • ✓ Walk on or near the line of another player’s putt
  • ○ Use a putter

Question 3

What does it mean to ‘tend the flagstick’?

  • ○ Remove the flag before putting
  • ✓ Hold the flagstick so a player can see the hole from far away, then remove it before the ball arrives
  • ○ Carry the flag around the course