Disc Golf Exam 1

Front 1

Approximate Lie

Back 1

-A lie established by the player's group in order to resume play: to correct a misplay from out-of-bounds (801.04 B (4)), following the thrower's election to throw from the previous lie after declaring an optional rethrow (803.06 A), following the thrower's election to to throw from the previous lie after throwing out-of-bounds (803.09 B (1)), following an instance where the thrower's disc has been thrown and removed by another player (803.10 B), following a lost disc (803.11 B), following a lost marker disc (803.11 D), or following a rain or hazardous conditions delay (Competition Manual 1.7 C)

Front 2

Away Player

Back 2

-The player whose lie is farthest from the hole and who shall throw next

Front 3

Basket Target

Back 3

-A disc-catching device designed to clearly determine completion of a hole. A basket target generally consists of a tray, chains, chain support, and pole.

Front 4

Casual Water

Back 4

-Bodies of water other than those that have been specifically designated by the director prior to the start of the round as out-of-bounds or those that have been specifically designated by the director prior to the start of the round as not being casual water

Front 5

Chains

Back 5

-A deflection assembly which is designed to deflect a thrown disc down into the tray component of a basket target

Front 6

Chain Support

Back 6

-The structure from which the chains are suspended; a deflector support which often forms the top of a basket target

Front 7

Completion of a Round

Back 7

-The round has been officially completed for all competitors when, in the director's opinion, the last group on the course has completed their final hole and has had reasonable time to travel from their final hole to tournament headquarters

Front 8

Director

Back 8

-The person in charge of the tournament or event. The term director may be used to refer to the tournament director or the course director in multi-site tournaments. The Director may designate an official to rule on appeals.

Front 9

Drop Zone

Back 9

-An area on the course, as designated by the course designer or director, from which play is resumed after the preceding shot (1) was thrown out-of-bounds, (2) missed a mandatory, or (3) was declared lost, or (4) landed in a protected area (governed by 804.01, Special Conditions). The throwing area from within the drop zone shall be clearly marked and played in a manner similar to the marking and playing of a teeing area.

Front 10

Fairway

Back 10

-The in-bounds path or field over which a player throws while advancing from the teeing area to the hole

Front 11

Group

Back 11

-The competitors who are assigned to play a round together for the purpose of verifying scores and proper play in accordance with the rules

Front 12

Hole

Back 12

-The target that must be reached in order to complete that segment of the course. The term hole also refers to the numbered segments of the course that are separate units for scoring

Front 13

Holed-Out

Back 13

A term used to signify completion of a hole

Front 14

Lie

Back 14

-The spot on the playing surface upon which the player takes his or her stance in accordance with the rules

Front 15

Line of Play

Back 15

-The imaginary line on the playing surface extending from the center of the target through the center of the marker disc and beyond. This line has no thickness; therefore one support point must be directly behind the center of the marker

Front 16

Mandatory

Back 16

-An object or objects that the disc must pass in a designated manner on its way to the hole. A mandatory functions to limit the allowable path the disc may take to the hole

Front 17

Marker

Back 17

-A term used to indicate either the mini marker disc or the thrown disc at rest, both of which can be used to indicate the lie from which a thrower's next shot shall be played

Front 18

Mini Marker Disc

Back 18

-A disc used to mark the location of the lie

Front 19

Obstacle

Back 19

-Any feature of the course that may impede any aspect of play

Front 20

Official

Back 20

-A person who is authorized to make judgments regarding the proper application of the rules during play

Front 21

Out-of-Bounds

Back 21

-An area designated by the director prior to the start of play from which a disc may not be played. The out-of-bounds line extends a plane vertically upward and downward. The out-of-bounds line is itself out-of-bounds

Front 22

Par

Back 22

-As determined by the director, the score an expert disc golfer would be expected to make on a given hole. Par means errorless play under ordinary weather conditions, allowing two close range throws to hole-out

Front 23

Penalty Throw

Back 23

-A throw added to a player's score for violating a rule, or for relocation of a lie, as called for by a rule.

Front 24

Players' Meeting

Back 24

-A meeting of players with the tournament director or course official prior to a tournament, where players are given instructions about the tournament procedures, courses, and any special conditions which will apply during the tournament

Front 25

Playing Surface

Back 25

-A surface, generally the ground, which is capable of supporting the player and from which a stance may reasonably be taken. In cases where it is unclear whether a surface is the playing surface, the decision shall be made by the tournament director or a course official

Front 26

Pole

Back 26

-A central pipe or post which supports the other components of a basket target

Front 27

Practice Throw

Back 27

-During a round, the projection of a disc of a distance greater than 2 meters, or of any distance toward a target, intentional or not, which does not change the player's lie, either because it did not occur from the teeing area or the lie, or because the player had already thrown competitively from the teeing area or the lie.

Front 28

Provisional Throw

Back 28

-An extra throw, agreed upon by a player's group, that is not added to a player's score if not used in the completion of the hole

Front 29

Putt

Back 29

-Any throw from 10 meters or less as measured from the rear of the marker disc to the base of the hole is considered a putt

Front 30

Falling Putt

Back 30

-A putt after which a player touches his or her marker disc, or any object beyond the lie, including the playing surface, before having demonstrated full control of balance

Front 31

Relief

Back 31

-A change made to the player's lie or surrounding area, such that an obstacle is removed from the vicinity, or when that is impractical, the lie is relocated away from the obstacle in accordance with section 803.05 C.

Front 32

Supporting Point

Back 32

-Any part of a player's body that is in contact with the playing surface or some other object capable of providing support, at the time of release

Front 33

Teeing Area

Back 33

-The area bounded by the edges of a tee pad (if provided); otherwise, the area extending 3 meters perpendicularly behind the designated tee line

Front 34

Throw

Back 34

-The propulsion of a disc that causes it to change its position from the teeing area or the lie

Front 35

Thrower

Back 35

-The player who has made, or is about to make, a throw that is the aspect of play being considered by a particular rule

Front 36

Tray

Back 36

-A shallow open-topped receptacle into which the disc may fall or be thrown. Also known as a "basket", and one component of a basket target

Front 37

Two meter rule

Back 37

-Where designated by the director, a one throw penalty for discs that come to rest 2 meters or higher above the playing surface

Front 38

Warning

Back 38

-Where prescribed by a rule, the initial advisement a player is given for violating that rule, making him or her vulnerable to receiving a penalty throw for subsequent violations of that rule within the same round