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Golf · Level 1: Beginner · Sub-level 1.3

Clubs and Balls

4 tests · 40 facts · updated 13 October 2026 · markdown

The club families and the 14-club limit, loft and distance, the golf ball and the kit in a beginner's bag.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The club familiesTake a test

  1. A player may carry fewer, but not more.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 4.1b · recall

  2. It has the longest shaft and least loft of the long clubs.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  3. Its flat face rolls the ball along the ground.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. Many players find hybrids easier than long irons.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  5. The name stayed after wooden heads went out of use.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  6. Lower numbers have less loft and longer shafts.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. They have the most loft of all the irons.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. Longer shafts swing faster and send the ball farther.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  9. The putter is only used for rolling the ball.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

  10. Its flat-faced head is made for rolling the ball.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

Test 2Loft and distanceTake a test

  1. More loft sends the ball higher.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  2. The face points more upwards at impact.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  3. A putter has only a few degrees of loft.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. Low loft and a long shaft give distance.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  5. High loft helps the ball out of sand.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  6. It sends the ball up steeply for soft landings.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. Each club fills a gap in distance.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. Loft rises from the putter's few degrees to a wedge's high angle.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  9. Higher numbers have more loft.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  10. The face of C is laid furthest back.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

Test 3The ballTake a test

  1. A ball may be bigger, but not smaller.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023 · recall

  2. A ball may be lighter, but not heavier.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023 · recall

  3. They change how air flows around the ball.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. The number and pattern vary between makes.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  5. Playing the wrong ball brings a penalty.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 6.3a · recall

  6. Two-piece balls are durable and popular with beginners.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  7. Losing a costly ball in a pond hurts more.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. The cover carries the dimples.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · applied

  9. About 2.7 g, up to 45.93 g and about 57 g.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023; ITTF and ITF ball specifications · recall

  10. They help the ball stay in the air longer.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

Test 4Tees and accessoriesTake a test

  1. A tee must not help the player line up the shot.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023 · recall

  2. Elsewhere the ball is played as it lies.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 6.2 · recall

  3. Right-handed players usually wear it on the left hand.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  4. Spikes or rubber studs stop slipping.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  5. It saves carrying the bag on the shoulder.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  6. A coin or small disc is often used.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 14.1 · recall

  7. They stop heads knocking together in the bag.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  8. A tee is only allowed in the teeing area.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  9. The card is filled in once the hole is over.

    Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides) · recall

  10. It lifts the ball for the first shot of a hole.

    Source: The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions) · recall

Sources

The R&A and USGA Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions) and Equipment Rules, the World Handicap System Rules of Handicapping, and general golf references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Rule-by-rule procedures belong to the Rules of Golf category.

  • General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides)31
  • The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 20233
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 4.1b1
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 6.3a1
  • The R&A and USGA, Equipment Rules 2023; ITTF and ITF ball specifications1
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 6.21
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023, Rule 14.11
  • The R&A and USGA, Rules of Golf 2023 (Definitions)1