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I Dream Of Green Trivia Quiz

Golfers dream of wearing the green jacket presented to the winner of the US Masters Tournament. This quiz salutes some of those whose brilliance on the putting green made the dream come true.

A multiple-choice quiz by dellastreet. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dellastreet

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
375,942

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1981

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Question 1 of 10

1. The winner of the 1935 "Augusta National Invitational" Tournament, as the US Masters was then called, propelled himself into a play-off with a "shot heard around the world". His victory in this tournament completed a career Grand Slam. Hint

Bobby Jones

Gene Sarazen

Horton Smith

Craig Wood

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Question 2 of 10

2. Champion in 1949, this player was the first to be formally presented with the green jacket as winner of the US Masters. Famed for his perfect swing, he went on to win two further Masters tournaments and a total of 82 PGA events. Hint

Ben Hogan

Sam Snead

Byron Nelson

Jimmy Demaret

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Question 3 of 10

3. Noted for his "army" of followers, this man's Masters victory in 1958 was the first of four. Hint

Ben Hogan

Gary Player

Arnold Palmer

Lee Trevino

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Question 4 of 10

4. It was 1961 before the first non-American donned the green jacket. Who was he? Hint

Peter Thomson

Bobby Locke

Kel Nagle

Gary Player

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Question 5 of 10

5. Known as the "Golden Bear", this golfing legend won his first US Masters title in 1963 and his last one 23 years later. Hint

Tony Lema

Jack Nicklaus

Gay Brewer

Tom Watson

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 1969 US Masters tournament ended in a four-man playoff. Which of these players emerged triumphant? Hint

Billy Casper

Tom Weiskopf

George Knudson

George Archer

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Question 7 of 10

7. The first European player to win the US Masters did so in 1980. Who was he? Hint

Bernhard Langer

Severiano Ballesteros

Sandy Lyle

Nick Faldo

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first left-handed golfer to become US Masters champion did so in 2003. Who was he? Hint

Angel Cabrera

Bubba Watson

Mike Weir

Phil Mickelson

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Question 9 of 10

9. This player became the first Australian to win the US Masters, doing so in 2013. Hint

Adam Scott

Jack Newton

Greg Norman

Jason Day

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Question 10 of 10

10. When he won the 2015 US Masters tournament, Jordan Spieth finished 18 under par. Whose course record, set in 1997, did he equal? Hint

Phil Mickelson

Jack Nicklaus

Raymond Floyd

Tiger Woods

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Gene Sarazen

Inventor of the modern sand wedge, Gene Sarazen was the first player to win all four major championships. The Sarazen Bridge on the Augusta course was named to commemorate his double eagle shot at the 1935 tournament.

Legendary amateur golfer Bobby Jones was co-founder of the Masters tournament, which was first held in 1934. Horton Smith won this first tournament, with Craig Wood as runner-up.

Answer: Sam Snead

Sam Snead's other Masters victories came in 1952 and 1954. Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson each won the Masters twice and Jimmy Demaret won the tournament three times.

3. Noted for his "army" of followers, this man's Masters victory in 1958 was the first of four.

Answer: Arnold Palmer

Television made Arnold Palmer, nicknamed "The King", a sporting superstar in the 1950s. He played in 50 consecutive Masters tournaments, making his last appearance in 2004.
His four wins: 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964.

4. It was 1961 before the first non-American donned the green jacket. Who was he?

Answer: Gary Player

Gary Player repeated his Masters win in 1974 and 1978. Fellow South African Bobby Locke and Australians Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle were all Open Championship (British Open) winners, but none of them ever won the Masters tournament.

5. Known as the "Golden Bear", this golfing legend won his first US Masters title in 1963 and his last one 23 years later.

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

On winning the 1986 tournament Jack Nicklaus became, at 46, the oldest ever Masters champion. It was his sixth Masters victory and his 18th major championship win.

6. The 1969 US Masters tournament ended in a four-man playoff. Which of these players emerged triumphant?

Answer: George Archer

This was the only major tournament that George Archer ever won. Billy Casper won the Masters the following year.

7. The first European player to win the US Masters did so in 1980. Who was he?

Answer: Severiano Ballesteros

Spaniard Seve Ballesteros was only the second non-American winner. He won a further Masters title in 1983. Fellow Europeans Langer, Lyle and Faldo all went on to win the tournament in the 1980s.

8. The first left-handed golfer to become US Masters champion did so in 2003. Who was he?

Answer: Mike Weir

Mike Weir also became the first Canadian to win the tournament. Multiple winners Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson won their first Masters titles in 2004 and 2012 respectively. Angel Cabrera, the 2009 champion, plays right-handed.

9. This player became the first Australian to win the US Masters, doing so in 2013.

Answer: Adam Scott

Adam Scott and fellow Australian Jason Day were joint runners-up in 2011, Jack Newton tied for second place in 1980 and Greg Norman was runner-up in 1986, 1987 and 1996.

10. When he won the 2015 US Masters tournament, Jordan Spieth finished 18 under par. Whose course record, set in 1997, did he equal?

Answer: Tiger Woods

At the age of 21, Spieth became the second youngest Masters winner after Tiger Woods. In 2014 Spieth had been the youngest runner-up in Masters history. Tiger Woods' 1997 18 under par score may have been equalled, but his winning margin of 12 strokes remained unequalled in 2015.

Source: Author dellastreet

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