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Quiz about The Game of Golf
Quiz about The Game of Golf

The Game of Golf Trivia Quiz

Think you know golf? Try out this test of explicit details from the game we all enjoy and see how much you know. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by daddyralph. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
daddyralph
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
21,835
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
3 / 10
Plays
2225
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the first golfer to shoot a competitive 59? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the first golfer to shoot a 58 in competitive play? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. What was the home golf course of Bobby Jones? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Who designed Muirfield Village, home of The Memorial each year, and The Ryder Cup in 1987?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these states did NOT host a U.S. open? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. What golfer has the most official victories on ANY golf tour whatsoever in the USA? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first man to win 3 Masters titles? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. We all remember Larry Mize's huge chip to win the Masters in 1987 on the 11th hole. What player was eliminated from the playoff on the tenth? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. What course did Ben Hogan call a 'monster, and the hardest course I've ever seen' in his victory at the U.S. Open? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Who lost to Hale Irwin in a playoff in the 1990 U.S. Open, after Irwin nailed a 60 foot putt on the 18th to force the playoff?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the first golfer to shoot a competitive 59?

Answer: Al Geiberger

 All of these choices except Snead and Nicklaus shot a 59.
2. Who was the first golfer to shoot a 58 in competitive play?

Answer: Shigeki Maruyama

 Maruyama's 58 was in the first round of the 2000 US Open Qualifying, the only 58 ever recorded competitively.
3. What was the home golf course of Bobby Jones?

Answer: East Lake GC

 While The AAC (site of the 2001 PGA) was the club in which Bobby Jones grew up in, the very course on which he played as a youngster was East Lake GC (Tour Championship 2000). The club itself moved from urban Atlanta, where East Lake is, up to Duluth, because of the crime rate around the area. Jones helped found Augusta National also.
4. Who designed Muirfield Village, home of The Memorial each year, and The Ryder Cup in 1987?

Answer: Desmond Muirhead

While Muirhead was the designer, Nicklaus mainly oversaw the production as a co-designer, contributing in small parts such as the 14th hole.
5. Which of these states did NOT host a U.S. open?

Answer: Connecticut

 Georgia-1976 (Atlanta Athletic Club) Minnesota-1991 (Hazeltine National GC) Texas-1969 (Champions GC) Colorado-1960 (Cherry Hills) Rhode Island-1895 (inagural) (Newport GC)Oklahoma-1958 (Southern Hills)
6. What golfer has the most official victories on ANY golf tour whatsoever in the USA?

Answer: Kathy Whitworth
7. Who was the first man to win 3 Masters titles?

Answer: Jimmy Demaret
8. We all remember Larry Mize's huge chip to win the Masters in 1987 on the 11th hole. What player was eliminated from the playoff on the tenth?

Answer: Seve Ballesteros
9. What course did Ben Hogan call a 'monster, and the hardest course I've ever seen' in his victory at the U.S. Open?

Answer: Oakland Hills

 As he said,'I don't know if there are many courses harder than this one, but if there are, I'm not sure I want to play there.'
10. Who lost to Hale Irwin in a playoff in the 1990 U.S. Open, after Irwin nailed a 60 foot putt on the 18th to force the playoff?

Answer: Mike Donald

Source: Author daddyralph

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