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Golfers Trivia Quizzes

All the world famous golfers are here, from Slammin Sammy Snead to Tiger Woods, and every great to swing a club in-between. Try your swing at some of these!

43 Golfers quizzes and 602 Golfers trivia questions.

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Jack Nicklaus (3 quizzes)

Tiger Woods (5)

World Number One Male Golfers 1986-2011

Ordering Quiz

15 Qns

Since official world rankings were first calculated in 1986, 15 different male golfers topped the world rankings over the next 25 years, to 2011. The correct order will be the first occasion a golfer was ranked number one.

Average, 15 Qns, GoodVibe, May 04 24

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World Number One Women's Golfers 2006-2021

Ordering Quiz

15 Qns

The Women's World Golf Rankings started in 2006. This quiz highlights the first fifteen. The correct order indicates when the golfer first reached number one.

Easier, 15 Qns, GoodVibe, May 15 24

Easier
GoodVibe
May 15 24
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Pro Golfing Nicknames top quiz

Photo Quiz

10 Qns

I give you the name of a golfer, you give me the nickname, or visa versa. There will be a clue or two to help.

Easier, 10 Qns, suomy, Nov 27 13

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suomy
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Scots in Golf

Match Quiz

10 Qns

This quiz is about the many successful golfers who hail(ed) from Scotland. Some of these are from the mists of time, but elimination should help you match them up and I hope you find some of the history as interesting as I did during my research.

Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 10 22

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rossian editor

Apr 10 22
227 plays

German Golfing Greats popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

While nowhere as strong a Golf nation as the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom, Germany has produced quite a few successful golfers - some household names and some more obscure. Can you identify them from these clues?

Average, 10 Qns, WesleyCrusher, Mar 19 21

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WesleyCrusher editor

Mar 19 21
2269 plays

Where Are These Golfers From?

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Your task is to simply match the professional golfer with their country of origin.

Easier, 10 Qns, lout62001, Jun 19 19

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lout62001

Jun 19 19
633 plays

LPGA Golfers

Match Quiz

10 Qns

This quiz requires you to match the female professional golfer to the country they represent.

Easier, 10 Qns, lout62001, Jul 05 19

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lout62001

Jul 05 19
395 plays

Excellent Drivers great trivia quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Match the golfers to the major tournaments they won in the stated years: the U.S. Open, the Masters, the British Open (Open Championship) or the PGA Championship.

Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Mar 30 16

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Who's Your Caddy? editor best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

How well do you know golfers and their caddies? This may stump you, but I hope you like it!

Average, 10 Qns, jaknginger, Aug 01 11

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2631 plays

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World of Golf Nicknames

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

These are some of the nicknames of the golf world. There is a mix of present and past names, some are players and some are not. If you are a golf fan,you shouldn't find this difficult.

Average, 15 Qns, voodoo3, Dec 11 08

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Quick Question

Where did Watson win the first of his 5 British Open titles (Later the scene of a monumental collapse by a Frenchman)?

From Quiz "Tom Watson"

11.

Golfing Nicknames

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Just like other sports, golfers have nicknames too.

Easier, 10 Qns, natsco, Jul 28 04

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natsco
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South African Golfers great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Can you identify South Africans who know how to hit a golf ball professionally? In this quiz you'll learn the names of 40 golfers, 10 of whom you'll get to know close up.

Average, 10 Qns, sterretjie101, Nov 24 08

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Golf's Pond Crossers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Each of these golf stars has found remarkable success on both the European and US PGA tours. Let us remember these cosmopolitan greats of the game.

Average, 10 Qns, Prodigal_, Nov 11 19

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Nov 11 19
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Nicknames of Legendary Professional Golfers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz about the nicknames of some of the world's greatest professional golfers. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, dan180dan180, Jun 27 10

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954 plays

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Golf Legends popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A look at the great players and great moments in the history of the greatest game.

Average, 10 Qns, PTrowbridge, May 13 08

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Animals on the Golf Course

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

It's not uncommon for famous golfers to have nicknames, and this quiz features ten with animal nicknames. Have fun and may your round be full of birdies.

Average, 10 Qns, unterkircher, Aug 17 12

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unterkircher
533 plays

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Tom Watson popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A quiz about my favorite golfer, Tom Watson. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, tihata, Dec 08 05

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474 plays

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Arnold Palmer vs. Jack Nicklaus

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Do you know which facts match up to each of these two golfing greats?

Average, 10 Qns, Shadowmyst2004, Nov 24 16

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Tee Off for Clue Golf

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

You all know the big names in professional golf. But do you know what they did on the course and what they like besides golf? Then you're ready to tee off for a game of clue-golf. Which player is meant?

Average, 10 Qns, Kurf, Jul 28 04

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Canadian Golfers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will serve to shed some light on the accomplishments of Canadian golfers on the professional golf circuit.

Average, 10 Qns, lout62001, Nov 24 10

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lout62001

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Seve Ballesteros

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here is a quiz about one of the most flamboyant golfers of the 20th century, Severiano Ballesteros.

Tough, 10 Qns, Dizart, Jul 14 08

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Major Rookies

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Quiz about golfers in their first appearances at the four PGA/Euro PGA Majors.

Tough, 10 Qns, bsd987, May 20 08

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One Major Wonders

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Some of the best known golfers won only one major in their careers. Others came from obscurity to win.

Tough, 15 Qns, GoodVibe, Dec 11 08

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Golfers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Answer carefully.

Average, 10 Qns, Janetlee, May 25 17

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10 Degrees of Jack Nicklaus

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Let's apply the Kevin Bacon game to the Golden Bear.

Difficult, 10 Qns, ctownron, Jan 23 10

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ctownron
978 plays

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Arnold Palmer - Golf's 'King'

Multiple Choice

25 Qns

This is a quiz on the golfing career of the King, Arnold Palmer. If you're not a fan, these will be pretty difficult, but for a member of Arnie's Army, it should be no problem.

Very Difficult, 25 Qns, Misregistered, Sep 23 15

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Misregistered
1001 plays

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Know Your Golfers?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will introduce you to some interesting and controversial facts about the professional golfers we all know and love.

Average, 10 Qns, Sttgal, May 31 20

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Sttgal
May 31 20
808 plays

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Slammin' Sammy Snead

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Sam Snead was one of the most revered and best-liked golfers in the history of the sport. How much do you know about the career of Slammin' Sam?

Difficult, 15 Qns, Misregistered, Jul 24 04

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Golf Instructors popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

See if you can name the Golf Instructor. I will give you some clues, and you tell me who I'm describing.

Average, 10 Qns, Davgra01, Mar 10 07

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Sports Legend: Bobby Jones

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The first in a series on some of the legends of Sports. First we start with golf's greatest amateur, Bobby Jones.

Average, 10 Qns, warddw1526, Nov 24 08

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Nick Faldo

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A trivia quiz based on the career and achievements of England's finest ever golfer Nick Faldo M.B.E.

Tough, 10 Qns, faldo, Jul 25 08

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Golfing Quotes

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Mark Twain famously once said, 'Golf is a good walk spoiled'. Here are some more golfing quotes, for you to figure out who said them. Good Luck.

Difficult, 10 Qns, wez, Nov 21 02

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2012 Open Champion

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A few facts about the 2012 Open Champion - Theodore Ernest Els, "The Big Easy".

Tough, 10 Qns, gillyz, Aug 26 12

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Mike Weir

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

How much do you know about Mike Weir? There are five personal questions, and five on career stats.

Tough, 10 Qns, marchmadness, Jan 12 04

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757 plays

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Fred Couples

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Some easy question on Freddy.

Tough, 10 Qns, shagman, Feb 13 10

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Golfers Trivia Questions

1. This linkster retired with the record for most European Tour wins, notching 50 victories. He didn't do badly in American play, either, taking home two Masters Green Jackets and nine PGA wins total. Who is this Spanish sensation?

From Quiz Golf's Pond Crossers

Answer: Seve Ballesteros

In addition to his European and PGA wins, Ballesteros also took home six titles on the Japan Golf Tour in his Hall-of-Fame career. Following his death from cancer in 2011, the airport in Cantabria Autonomous Community (Seve Ballesteros' home province) was renamed Seve Ballesteros - Santander Airport.

2. Bernhard Langer is probably the most well-known German golfer. He managed two major victories in his career: which two? (This is for his active career, not the senior tour).

From Quiz German Golfing Greats

Answer: The Masters, twice

Born in 1957, Bernhard Langer was active on the European tour from 1976 to 2006. His biggest wins were the 1985 and 1993 Masters tournaments, the first coming from a significant second day deficit with two rounds of 68, 4 under par, on an extremely difficult course.

3. When was Ernie born?

From Quiz 2012 Open Champion

Answer: October 17 1969

Ernie was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 17 October 1969 to Neels & Hettie. He is one of 3 siblings.

4. What golfer, who won the 1995 US Open, has the nickname "Bulldog?"

From Quiz Animals on the Golf Course

Answer: Corey Pavin

Pavin's nickname refers to his tenacity on the golf course. He has a reputation of fierce determination and never giving up. After his 1995 victory, his game took a downturn, and he played 242 back-to-back tournaments without a victory. But Bulldog persevered and broke the streak by winning the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee in 2006.

5. What is the nickname of Jack Nicklaus?

From Quiz Nicknames of Legendary Professional Golfers

Answer: The Golden Bear

Jack won a total of 73 PGA tournaments in his illustrious career. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

6. What famous Canadian golfer is also known by the nickname "Disco Dick"?

From Quiz Know Your Golfers?

Answer: Richard Zokol

In the early 1980s, Richard Zokol used to play tournaments while listening to his walkman earning himself the nickname "Disco Dick".

7. Mike Weir turned pro in 1992 but did not win a PGA Tour event until 1999. Which tournament was his inaugural victory?

From Quiz Canadian Golfers

Answer: Air Canada Championship

Weir's win at the Air Canada Championship was the first PGA Tour triumph by a Canadian on home soil in 45 years. Mike has since gone on to win the prestigious Masters Tournament in 2003, establishing himself as a top player.

8. Seve was born in 1957 in which Spanish town?

From Quiz Seve Ballesteros

Answer: Pedrena

Seve was born on April 9th, 1957, in Pedrena, in the province of Cantabria, a few kilometres from the city of Santander.

9. Although Bruce Edwards was caddy for Greg Norman between 1989-1992, he was also the long-time caddy for which other golf professional?

From Quiz Who's Your Caddy?

Answer: Tom Watson

Bruce Edwards caddied for Tom from 1973-1989, then again after Norman from 1992-2003. You may remember the tears when it was announced that Bruce had succumbed to ALS in 2004. It was difficult watching Tom Watson speak of his long-time friend. Bruce was only 49 years old. His biography is called, "Caddy For Life: The Bruce Edwards Story".

10. Who was known as the "Golden Bear"?

From Quiz Golf Legends

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Considered by many to be the greatest player ever. Jack won 18 professional major championships.

11. He resides at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. He wrote a book in 1981, "How to Perfect Your Golf Swing." He stressed "connection" in the golf swing. Some of his most accomplished students included Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, and Peter Jacobsen.

From Quiz Golf Instructors

Answer: Jimmy Ballard

Golf Magazine named Jimmy Ballard the "Teacher of the Decade" for the 1980s.

12. In which 1975 major championship did Jack Nicklaus sink a final round 40-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, then go on to defeat Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf by one shot?

From Quiz 10 Degrees of Jack Nicklaus

Answer: The Masters

Nicklaus finished at 12 under while Miller and Weiskopf finished one back at 11 under.

13. Where was Paul Lawrie born?

From Quiz One Major Wonders

Answer: Scotland

Lawrie won the 1999 British Open. He lost his PGA tour card in 2004 (champions of The Open are given five year exemptions), but continued to play in Europe.

14. How many times did Jones win the United States Open?

From Quiz Sports Legend: Bobby Jones

Answer: 4

He won the championship four times, and also was the runner-up four times as well.

15. Tom graduated with a degree in Psychology from what university (Hint-- Another golfer with the initals TW studied there)?

From Quiz Tom Watson

Answer: Stanford

Tom graduated from Stanford in 1971. Stanford is where Tiger Woods studied for two years before turning pro.

16. What is Mike Weir's nationality?

From Quiz Mike Weir

Answer: Canadian

Mike was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, in 1970.

17. Arnold Palmer first became known on a national level for winning the United States Amateur Championship. What year did he win this title?

From Quiz Arnold Palmer - Golf's 'King'

Answer: 1954

He won the 1954 title at the age of 24, and turn pro soon afterward.

18. 'I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope, that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk and a moose.'

From Quiz Golfing Quotes

Answer: Gerald Ford

President Ford was renowned for his 'unique' golf game.

19. Nick Faldo has won two of his three British Opens on which Scottish Golf Links?

From Quiz Nick Faldo

Answer: Muirfield

Nick has won all three of his open championships in Scotland. He is yet to win one in his home country of England.

20. What is Freddy's nickname?

From Quiz Fred Couples

Answer: 'boom boom'

21. What is Arnold Palmer's nickname?

From Quiz Golfers

Answer: The King

22. Who was nicknamed Fuzzy?

From Quiz World of Golf Nicknames

Answer: Frank Zoeller

23. Another great Spanish golfer emerged victorious in 23 European Tour events. He paired this with a run of success in the US, winning the Masters in 1994 and 1999. Who was this 2012 Ryder Cup captain?

From Quiz Golf's Pond Crossers

Answer: José María Olazábal

Olazábal dedicated the 2012 Ryder Cup title to Seve Ballesteros, who passed away in 2011. Great as he was on the European Tour, Olazábal never managed an Open Championship victory, settling for third place in 1992 and 2005.

24. Where did Ernie start what would turn out to be an illustrious career?

From Quiz 2012 Open Champion

Answer: Kempton Park Country Club

Kempton Park Country Club, designed in 1965, is in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started playing with his father, Neels, and brother, Dirkie, at the age of 13, and a year later was playing off a scratch handicap.

25. Which golfer from Argentina, who won the U.S. Senior Open in 2008, is called "El Gato"?

From Quiz Animals on the Golf Course

Answer: Eduardo Romero

Romero's nickname is Spanish for "the Cat." He is known for stalking around like a big cat when checking out his shots. Hailing from Cordoba, Argentina, he has won over 75 Latin American tournaments. His first victory as a senior came in 2005 at the European Seniors Tour's Travis Perkins Senior Masters.

26. What is the nickname of Lee Trevino?

From Quiz Nicknames of Legendary Professional Golfers

Answer: Super Mex

Trevino was the first golfer to hold the British Open, U.S. Open, and Canadian Open titles simultaneously. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981.

27. Which PGA golfer passed out after a heavy drinking binge at a Hooters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2008?

From Quiz Know Your Golfers?

Answer: John Daly

On October 29, 2008, staff at Hooters in Winston-Salem called police after John Daly became extremely intoxicated and uncooperative. He was taken into police custody for a 24-hour detoxification and released the next day.

28. This professional golfer became the first Canadian to win on the PGA Tour. Who was this Toronto native that won the Mayfair Open in 1955?

From Quiz Canadian Golfers

Answer: Al Balding

Balding began play on the Canadian Tour by winning his first two tournaments. In 1957, he won three events on the PGA Tour and finished sixth on the money list. Perhaps his best accomplishment occurred when he captured the 2000 Canadian Senior PGA Championship at the age of 76.

29. This South African golfer's career started when he was eighteen years old. In 1971 he won the Spanish Open, the World Cup three years later and the Spanish Open in 1979.

From Quiz South African Golfers

Answer: Dale Hayes

Dale Hayes was born in Pretoria. His career is truly international, including the Swiss, Columbian, Italian, and French Open. In 1975, he was awarded the European Order of Merit. He later worked as a television sports commentator.

30. Maybe most famous for being Tiger Woods' first tour caddy, which man became the caddy for Jim Furyk in 1999?

From Quiz Who's Your Caddy?

Answer: Mike Cowan

He might be more famous for his mustache, but Mike "Fluff" Cowan started out with Ed Sabo, then was Peter Jacobsen's long-time caddy for 18 years. In 1996 he became Tiger's caddy. After the 1999 Nissan Open, he was released from his duties by Tiger and went to work with Jim Furyk.

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