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1. In the 1985 U.S. Open, Andy North was the last man standing after brutal final round, winning by one shot over three other players. Which of these men did NOT tie for second place, one shot back?
2. Who was the first man in the history of golf to lose playoffs in all four of the major championships?
3. In 1980 Jack Nicklaus won the PGA Championship by a record seven shots. Who finished second, prompting him to quote, 'I won the 'B' flight.'?
4. Attempting to become the first player to win back-to-back U.S. Opens since Ben Hogan, Tom Watson narrowly lost the 1983 Open to ________ ?
5. The 1971 U.S. Open saw Jack Nicklaus lose an 18 hole playoff to which man?
6. Who finished second in the PGA Championship three times in the 1980s?
7. Who finished second in three straight major championships in the year 2000?
8. The PGA Championship was a match play event until 1957, when it converted to standard stroke play. Who was the last man to lose the PGA Championship final as a match play event?
9. The 1955 U.S. Open is considered one of the greatest upsets in golf history as virtual unknown Jack Fleck won a playoff over one of the superstars of the era in a playoff. Who did he beat to win?
10. On the first playoff hole at the Masters in 1989, this player had a twenty inch putt to beat Nick Faldo. He missed, and Faldo won with a birdie on the next hole. Who was it?
11. The 1985 Masters saw one player hit his second shot into Rae's Creek when going for the green on the par 5 thirteenth AND the par five fifteenth. He eventually finished second to Bernhard Langer. Who was he?
12. In 1998, this unknown player finished the British Open tied for the lead, before losing a playoff to Mark O'Meara. Who was this unknown?
13. The final round of the 1995 British Open at St. Andrews was an exercise in survival as the winds howled and scores were extremely high. Two men finished the day in a tie for the {lead;} one of them, John Daly, would eventually prevail in a playoff. Who finished second?
14. Which player, in the 1983 British Open, fanned a two inch putt in the second round and eventually lost by one shot to Tom Watson?
15. As of the 2002 Masters, which of these golfers has never finished second to Tiger Woods in a major championship?
16. What 40-something lost the 1977 PGA Championship in a playoff with Lanny Wadkins?
17. In one of the great gaffs in major championship golf, this player signed an incorrect scorecard in the final round of the 1968 Masters, which penalized him one shot and kept him from being in a playoff with Bob Goalby. Who was the player?
18. In 1990, Hale Irwin became the oldest man to win the U.S. Open at age 46. Who did he beat in a Monday playoff to win the event?
19. Already the winner of one U.S. Open, this man lost an 18-hole playoff in the 1991 Open to Payne Stewart:
20. What two-time major champion threw away a six shot lead in the final round of the 1996 Masters, for one of the all-time great collapses in major championship history?
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