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See if you qualify for some of the greatest golf tournaments throughout the world. They're all here!

83 Tournaments quizzes and 1,162 Tournaments trivia questions.

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Masters Tournament (20 quizzes)

PGA Championship (6)

US Open (7)

British Open (16)

European Tour (2)

PGA Tour (8)

Ryder Cup (5)

Golf Variety popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz, which I have adopted from one originally authored by lateralus covers a variety of topics on the sport of golf, including major championships, courses and team events.

Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Nov 03 23

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Major Golf Tournament Champions: 2000-2009 popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here is a quiz on some champions from pro golf's Grand Slam tournaments between 2000 and 2009. Good luck and have fun.

Easier, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Mar 17 10

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2015 Players Championship popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz tests your knowledge of the thrilling 2015 edition of golf's unofficial "Fifth Major". Best of luck!

Average, 10 Qns, Triviaballer, May 11 15

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FedEx Cup Winners

Match Quiz

10 Qns

This quiz will ask you to match the golfer with the year in which he won the cup.

Easier, 10 Qns, lout62001, Jan 05 19

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Jan 05 19
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Golf's Great Rounds

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is based on some of the Professional games greatest ever finishes/rounds. Hope they bring back some memories.

Average, 10 Qns, doomed, Sep 10 03

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Major Championships: Who Was Second?

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Most golf fans remember who won the major championships, but only the true nut-cases like me remember who came in at number two. Here are twenty questions about who finished second in the major championships through the years.

Tough, 20 Qns, Misregistered, Apr 13 09

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Major Golf Champions

Multiple Choice

25 Qns

Do you know your major champions?

Average, 25 Qns, thesuave, Jun 30 05

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Golf Under the African Sun great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Once a year, golf sizzles under the African sun with The Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Average, 10 Qns, sterretjie101, Nov 09 08

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Three-Way Tie

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz tests your knowledge of golf majors that were in a three-way tie after the standard four rounds. Best of luck!

Average, 10 Qns, Triviaballer, Mar 15 15

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Mixed Majors Matters popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here are some trivial tidbits about golf's major championships.

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Quick Question

The 2015 Players Championship had a starting field of 144 golfers. What country was represented by 84 of the 144 golfers?

From Quiz "2015 Players Championship"

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The Four Majors

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will test your knowledge of golf's 4 majors.

Tough, 10 Qns, SCOTTYC, Jul 28 04

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Golfing Majors

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here is a trip around the four majors of golf, taking into account the courses and players involved.

Difficult, 10 Qns, zambesi, Oct 14 13

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Golf Results

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz on records of golf touraments!

Tough, 10 Qns, 8-inch, May 09 09

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2003 Skins Game - Front 9

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz covers the 2003 Skins game front nine holes played November 29th.

Difficult, 10 Qns, bilig, Sep 28 04

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All About Golf's Majors

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This is just a little something for all the golf trivia fanatics.

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Remember Who Came in Second?

Multiple Choice

5 Qns

A quiz dedicated to the nearly men of major championship golf.

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2002 Buick Open

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

How much do you know about the 2002 Buick Open? Hope you know a lot when you take this quiz!

Tough, 10 Qns, marchmadness, May 01 09

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2002 Golf Majors

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a test of all the 2002 Golf Majors all into one 10 question quick quiz. Did you watch all the golf on television? If so this quiz is for you.

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, skturner, May 28 09

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Australian Tour

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Interesting facts from the world of the Australian Tour.

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Tournaments Trivia Questions

1. The 2015 Players Championship was the 42nd time the tournament had been held; and the 34th time it was held at a particular location. At which beautiful and challenging course in the southeast USA was the tournament held?

From Quiz 2015 Players Championship

Answer: TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

The Players Championship was played on the Stadium Course, the more challenging of the two courses at the TPC Sawgrass. The Stadium Course was designed by Pete and Alice Dye in 1980 and in 1982 it hosted its first Players Championship. Before modifications were made the course was widely believed to be too difficult. About the course Ben Crenshaw famously said "It's Star Wars golf, designed by Darth Vader".

2. Three golfers won three consecutive British Opens in the 1800s. Who was the only golfer to win three consecutive British Opens in the 20th Century?

From Quiz Golfing Majors

Answer: Peter Thomson (AUS)

Thomson (Australia) won five Opens but three were consecutive (1954-55-56). He also won again in 1958 and 1965.Nicklaus won three (1966, 1970 and 1978). Watson won five (1975,1977,1980,1982 and 1983) and Locke won four(1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957). The three golfers from the 19th Century were from Scotland - Young Tom Morris, Jamie Anderson and Bob Ferguson.

3. In 1981, a golf tournament started at the Sun City hotel and entertainment resort in South Africa. It later became an annual event called the Nedbank Golf Challenge. In what month does the tournament take place?

From Quiz Golf Under the African Sun

Answer: December

The tournament date is usually at the beginning of December, scheduled after the finish of other international golf tournaments. The tournament is by invitation only, based on the year's golf rankings.

4. Who has never won both the US and British Open Championships in the same calendar year?

From Quiz Mixed Majors Matters

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Jones was the first and did it twice. Gene Sarazen did it in 1932. Hogan did it in 1953, Trevino in 1971, Tom Watson in 1982, and Tiger Woods in 2000.

5. Which golfer carded a seven at the 18th at Carnoustie during his final round of the 'Open Championship' in 1999, which prevented him from winning the Claret Jug?

From Quiz Golf's Great Rounds

Answer: Jean Van de Velde

The Frenchman teed off at the final hole requiring a double bogey to land the title. Sadly for Van de Velde, he fired a shot into the 'Barry Burn', took off his shoes and tried to play out of the water. This error cost him dearly, and he lost the title in stunning style. British golfer Paul Lawrie was the fortunate benefactor of Jean's bad judgement.

6. This is as far back as I can remember: who triumphed at the US Open of 1972?

From Quiz Major Golf Champions

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus struck the pin at the par 3 17th with a one-iron on his way to victory.

7. At which course was the very first (British) Open Championship held in 1860?

From Quiz Golf Variety

Answer: Prestwick

The oldest men's golf major is the Open Championship, sometimes referred to a the British Open. The first edition took place in 1860, at Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland, with Willie Park Sr. winning. Prestwick would host the first twelve Opens, and 24 in all, the last one coming in 1925.

8. Who won the 1995 USPGA?

From Quiz Golf Results

Answer: Steve Elkington

Steve Elkington won in a playoff over Mongomerie.

9. Which Australian golfer won the 1999 and 2000 Australian Opens?

From Quiz Australian Tour

Answer: Aaron Baddeley

10. How many major tournaments on the PGA Tour has Jack Nicklaus won in his career?

From Quiz The Four Majors

Answer: 18

His final major came at the 1986 Masters. He is the oldest player to ever win the Masters.

11. Who is the first golfer to win the Masters twice?

From Quiz All About Golf's Majors

Answer: Horton Smith

Horton Smith won in 1934 and 1936.

12. The 2015 Players Championship had a starting field of 144 golfers. What country was represented by 84 of the 144 golfers?

From Quiz 2015 Players Championship

Answer: United States

The total field featured 88 players from North America, four from South America, 26 from Europe, 12 from Oceania, seven from Asia, and seven from Africa. There are various ways to be eligible to participate in the Players Championship including having won a PGA Tour event since the last Players Championship, being in the Top 125 on the previous season's points list, and having won a Major within the prior five years.

13. The second three-way tie at The Masters came in 1979 with Ed Sneed and Tom Watson as finalists. Which player participating in his first Masters at the age of 27 won the playoff on the second sudden-death hole?

From Quiz Three-Way Tie

Answer: Fuzzy Zoeller

Zoeller, Watson, and Sneed all finished at 280 (-8) with Jack Nicklaus finishing one stroke behind. Sneed was five strokes ahead after three rounds but a four over par 76 in the final round eroded his lead. Zoeller's only other major win came at the 1984 U.S. Open which he also won in a playoff.

14. Who designed the golf course The Nedbank Challenge is played out on?

From Quiz Golf Under the African Sun

Answer: Gary Player

The South African golfing legend Gary Player designed the 72-par course. At 7000 metres in length, it is one of the longest courses in the world.

15. Who is the first player to win both the US and British Open Championships in the same calendar year more than once?

From Quiz Mixed Majors Matters

Answer: Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones in 1926, and his "amateur Grand Slam" year of 1930.

16. Who was the first man in the history of golf to lose playoffs in all four of the major championships?

From Quiz Major Championships: Who Was Second?

Answer: Greg Norman

Norman lost playoffs in the 1984 U.S. Open, the 1987 Masters, the 1990 British Open and the 1993 PGA Championship. By the close of the 20th century, he remained the only player with this distinction.

17. Who won the 1979 British Open?

From Quiz Major Golf Champions

Answer: Seve Ballesteros

This was Seve first British Open title.

18. What score did Tiger shoot in the last round of the US Masters in 2001?

From Quiz Golf Results

Answer: 68

Tiger Woods shot a 68 in the last round finishing with an aggregate score of 272. 70-66-68-68 which was 16 under par.

19. Which two golfers came second in the 1999 British Open?

From Quiz Remember Who Came in Second?

Answer: Justin Leonard and Jean Van De Velde

Both Justin Leonard and Jean Van De Velde lost in a four hole playoff against European Ryder Cup player Paul Lawrie.

20. Which Australian golf course hosted the 1998 President's Cup matches?

From Quiz Australian Tour

Answer: Royal Melbourne

Royal Charlestown hosts the Annual Bellrain Cup Tournament. Royal Charlestown has no plans to host the President's Cup Matches.

21. On what hole at Augusta did Larry Mize chip in to beat Norman at the 1987 Masters?

From Quiz The Four Majors

Answer: 11

22. Who was the first golfer from another country to win the Masters?

From Quiz All About Golf's Majors

Answer: Gary Player & Player

Gary Player is one of five men to win all four majors at least once.

23. The 2015 Players Championship had a starting field of 144 golfers. There were nine previous winners of the event. Who was the only player in the field that had won the Players Championship more than once, having been victorious in 2001 and 2013?

From Quiz 2015 Players Championship

Answer: Tiger Woods

In 2001 Tiger Woods won the Players Championship with a final score of -14 and in 2013 he won with a final score of -13. In 1994 Greg Norman posted an incredible -24. In spite of the difficulty of the course, all winners of the Players Championship from 1982 to 2015 posted scores under par.

24. At the 1987 Masters Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman were tied with the eventual winner Larry Mize after 72 holes. Which incredible shot did Mize hit on the second playoff hole that helped him seal the win?

From Quiz Three-Way Tie

Answer: He holed a 140 foot chip.

Mize, Ballesteros, and Norman all finished the tournament at 285 (-3). Ballesters was eliminated on the first playoff hole and Norman fell on the second after Mize's clutch shot hit with a sand wedge. Norman had a chance to tie but missed a 50 foot putt. Larry Mize never won another major after the 1987 Masters.

25. Lee Trevino won six Majors. However there is one tournament that he did not win. Which Major did he miss?

From Quiz Golfing Majors

Answer: Masters

Lee Buck Trevino is a Mexican-American and was called either "The Merry Mex" or "Supermex". Unfortunately the Masters alluded him - he won the US Open (1968, 1971), the British Open (1971, 1972) and The US PGA (1974,1984). He was 44 years of age when he won his last Major in 1984.

26. How many players participated in the first Nedbank Golf Challenge?

From Quiz Golf Under the African Sun

Answer: 5

In 1981, Johnny Miller beat four other players for the title. Miller later became a renowned golf course architect and golf analyst. Also playing were Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, and Seve Ballesteros.

27. Who was the first player to claim victory in both the US and British Open Championships?

From Quiz Mixed Majors Matters

Answer: Harry Vardon

Harry Vardon, who claimed the US Open in 1900 in addition to his 6 British Open victories from 1896 to 1914. Vardon also participated in two other US Opens. Vardon and Ray lost to Francis Ouimet in the most famous playoff of all time in 1913, and Vardon finished one shot back of Ray in 1920.

28. Which American golfer chipped home from 18 feet in long grass, on the 17th hole during the final round of the 1982 'U.S. Open' at Pebble Beach?

From Quiz Golf's Great Rounds

Answer: Tom Watson & Watson

Needing a birdie to take the title from Jack Nicklaus, and a par to take the same player to a playoff, Watson holed out in sensational style to win with one hole to play. The celebration was seen as one of sheer delight when the ball fell into the hole, as Watson threw his arms in the air and he blew a huge sigh of relief.

29. 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.'?

From Quiz Major Championships: Who Was Second?

Answer: Andy Bean

The victory was Nicklaus' second major that year (1980), marking the fifth time he'd won multiple majors in a season.

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