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1. This US golfer came to the 18th hole of the 2009 Open Championship, needing to hole an eight-foot putt for victory. Had he done so he would have had Open wins 34 years apart and, by a mere 11 years, have been the oldest winner of a major. Who was this golfer?
2. In which sport did Jamie Moyer pitch up a champion team in 2008 at the age of 45?
3. This legendary soccer player played at the top level of English football between 1932 and 1965. He won the inaugural European Footballer of the Year award in 1956 at the age of 41, and was still playing competitive soccer aged 70. Which person is this?
4. Luigi Fagioli in Formula One and Al Unser Sr in IndyCar racing are both noted for winning races at an advanced age. Fagioli won the 1951 French Grand Prix, whilst Unser won the 1987 Indianapolis 500. Unser was older than Fagioli at the time of his triumph.
5. Most tennis players can only dream of winning a Grand Slam event, so to do it 59 times does seem excessively greedy. Which tennis great partnered Bob Bryan at the 2006 US Open to win title number 59 at the age of 49?
6. Two brothers dominated snooker and billiards for a large part of the 20th century. Their world title wins stretch from 1927 to 1981. What is the surname that they share with another (unrelated) snooker world champion?
7. Cricketer James Southerton made his Test debut for England against Australia in 1877. He was just 247 days short of his 50th birthday. Why had he never previously played Test cricket for England?
8. Which heavyweight boxer, who gave all six of his sons the same name as himself, won the WBA title in 1973, lost it to Muhammad Ali in 1974, and finally regained it against Michael Moorer in 1994?
9. Which American jockey won the 1955 Kentucky Derby riding Swaps, and repeated the feat 31 years later on Ferdinand in 1986?
10. Here is 72 year-old Oscar Swahn. At the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, Swahn became the oldest competitor to win an Olympic medal. In which sport was he competing?
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