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Golf Trivia Competition

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The first person to correctly answer the golf trivia question each week will be entered into a monthly draw for a Golfalot cap.

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Previous Questions

Question: The European Tour travels from Dubai, last week, to India this week. But how many countries will the European Tour visit this season?

Answer: 25

Winner: Blake Kaplan

 

Question: This week, Tiger Woods returns to Pebble Beach, the site of his record breaking 15 shot win at the 2000 US Open. But can you tell us which European came second that week?

Answer: Miguel Angel Jimenez

Winner: David O'Connor

 

Question: Today Rory McIlory, Tiger Woods and Luke Donald played together, but what is their combined age?

Answer: 92

Winner: Andrew Jackson

 

Question: South Africans have won the first two European Tour events of the season, but how many Majors have South Africa won?

Answer: 21

Winner: Matt Jones

 

Question: The PGA Tour is in Hawaii this week for the Sony Open, but can you guess how many US states will host a PGA event this season?

Answer: 21

Winner: Matt Jones

 

Question: What is the only letter in the word "CHRISTMAS" that is not also the first letter of a Major champion's surname since 1990?

Answer: R

Winner: Peter Donald

 

Question: What is the sum of "Score shot by Lee Westwood today" + "Number of players that qualified thru the European Tour Q-School today"?

Answer: 97 (60+37)

Winner: Thomas Richard

 

Question: If Luke Donald holds on and wins the European Tour's Race To Dubai money title, he'll be the 5th Englishman to win, can you name the other 4?

Answer: Peter Oosterhuis, Nick Faldo, Justin Rose and Lee Westwood

Winner: Jamie Cowe

 

Question: The dates for the 2014 Ryder Cup, in Scotland, were announced this week. But can you tell us how many Scottish golfers have played in the Ryder Cup?

Answer: 20

Winner: Phil Edwards

Question: This week is the 56th World Cup of Golf, but can you guess how many countries currently make up the top 50 male golfers in the World Rankings?

Answer: 13

Winner: Jamie Cowe

 

Question: After playing yesterday, who become the only player to play in every President's Cup?

Answer: Phil Mickelson

Winner: Paul Henson

 

Question: Adam Scott made an albatross yesterday at the Oz Open. In his honour, can you you complete the sequence:  bogey, par, birdie, eagle, albatross, ___?

Answer: "Condor"

Winner: Team Titleist Europe

 

Question: Luke Donald became the first English winner of the Vardon Trophy this week. Who is the only previous European winner and in what year?

Answer: Sergio Garcia (2008)

Winner: Colin Buckley

 

Question: 87 players on the PGA Tour have won more than $1,000,000 this year already, but what was the first year a player won more than $1m?

Answer: 1988 (Curtis Strange)

Winner: Paul Henson

 

Question: Luke Donald's streak of holes without a 3-putt ended last week at Kingsbarns, but how many holes did he play with a 3-putt before that?

Answer: 449

Winner: Jamie Cowe

 

Question: Today, after a stellar performance at this year's Open Championship, Tom Lewis makes his pro debut.  But after a similar year in 1998, how many events did fellow Englishman, Justin Rose, play before making his 1st cut?

Answer: 22

Winner: Keith Paterson

 

Question: We all know the European Tour pros are good, but can you guess the European Tour record for the highest score on one hole?

Answer: 20

Winner: Simon Bell

 

Question: Dustin Johnson hit the longest drive of the season, on the PGA Tour, last weekend. Can you guess how long it was?

Answer: 463 yards

Winner: Keith Paterson

 

Question: European Captain Jose Maria Olazabal played 7 Ryder Cups and has the most (10.5) fourball points in the history of the cup, but can you name a non-spanish player he has partnered in his Ryder Cup career?

Answer: Costantino Rocca (Italy) and Joakim Haeggman (Sweden)

Winner: Gavin McAllister

 

Question: This week marks the start of the European Ryder Cup qualification process, but can you name a Ryder Cup player whose name contains all 5 vowels?

Answer: Justin Leonard (others: Manuel Piñero, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Juan Antonio (aka Chi Chi) Rodríguez and Laurie Ayton

Winner: Ronnie Young

 

Question: Charl Schwartzel shot the lowest cumulative score (-16) in the majors this year by 10 shots, but can you guess how many shots Tiger won by in 2000?

Answer: 35

Winner: Rory Anderson

 

Question: Only four players have won the PGA Championship and the Open Championship in the same year, can you name them?

Answer: Walter Hagen (1924), Nick Price (1994), Tiger Woods (2000, 2006), Padraig Harrington (2007).

Winner: Jamie Lowe

 

Question: Tiger Woods has won the WGC Bridgestone Invitational 7 times, but who is the only player to have more wins at one PGA event?

Answer: Sam Snead won the Greater Greensboro Open a record 8 times.

Winner: Jamie Lowe

 

Question: Golf is set to feature in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, but when and where was the last Olympic golf medal awarded?

Answer: 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, USA.

Winner: Richard Astbury

 

Question: 10 of the last 12 majors have been won by first-time major winners, can you name the 2 winners that had previously won a major?

Answer: Phil Mickelson (2010 Masters) and Angel Cabrera (2009 Masters)

Winner: YourGolfTravel.com

 

Question: Which former major-winner in the field this week is the only player to have played an Amateur Championship final at Royal St. Georges?

Answer: Trevor Immelman lost to Craig Watson 3&2 in the 1997 Amateur Championship final at Royal St. George's

Winner: Gavin McAllister

 

Question: This week, Castle Stuart plays host to the 29th Scottish Open. But how many other courses have hosted the Scottish Open?

Answer: 6 (Downfield, St. Andrews Old Course, Haggs Castle, Gleneagles Kings Course, Carnoustie and Loch Lomond)

Winner: Zander Culverwell

 

Question: With Rory McIlroy's US Open win last weekend, there has now been 5 consecutive non-US major winners. When was the last year an American did not win a major?

Answer: 1994

Winner: Gordon Cox

 

Question: With Vijah and Mike Weir missing this week's US Open, which European now holds the top spot for most consecutive majors played?

Answer: Sergio Garcia

Winner: Jamie Cowe

 

Question: This week the PGA Tour heads to Memphis for the St Jude Classic, but why did the first round of the 1977 St Jude Classic go down in history?

Answer: Al Geiberger carded the first ever 59

Winner: Simon Watson

 

Question: Jack Nicklaus is hosting the PGA tour this week at his Memorial Tournament. Jack won 18 Majors in his career, but can you tell us how many times he finished 2nd?

Answer: 19

Winner: Jamie Cowe

 

Question: Should Luke Donald become World #1 this weekend, he would be become the 5th player to become #1 without winning a major, name the other 4?

Answer: Lee Westwood, David Duval, Fred Couples and Ian Woosnam

Winner: Roger Hall

 

Question: France has just been named host to the 2018 Ryder Cup. Who is the only French golfer to win a major?

Answer: Arnaud Massy won the 1907 Open Championship

Winner: Damian Doyle

 

Question: The Spanish flag is at half-mast this week at TPC Sawgrass to honour Seve, but who's the only Spaniard to win the PLAYERS and who did he beat in a playoff?

Answer: Sergio Garcia beat Paul Goydos in 2007

Winner: Roger Hall

 

Question: A year ago this week, Rory McIlroy won at Quail Hollow to become just the 4th player since 1970 to win a PGA Tour event before his 21st birthday. Can you name the other 3?

Answer: Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickleson

Winner: Roger Hall

 

Question: Only one post World War II British Amateur Champion has gone on to win a Major. Who was it and who did he beat in the final?

Answer: 1984, Jose Maria Olazabel beat Colin Montgomerie 5&4 at Formby GC.

Winner: Roger Hall

 

Question: On Sunday, Rory McIlroy became the 3rd player in a year to shoot 80+ when leading a major into the last round, can you name the other two?

Answer: Dustin Johnson (2010 US Open) and Nick Watney (2010 US PGA)

Winner: Joe Whitley

 

Question: The Green Jacket is what every Masters competitor wants to be wearing on Sunday night but in which year and to who was it first awarded?

Answer: Sam Snead in 1949

Winner: James Thompson

 

Question: Martin Laird became only the third Scot to win a regular event on the PGA Tour last weekend. Can you name the other two?

Answer: Sandy Lyle and Ken Brown

Winner: Peter Lowery

 

Question: The PGA Tour is headed to the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week, who is the only other player to have a PGA Tour event named after him?

Answer: Byron Nelson (HP Byron Nelson Championship)

Winner: Joe Whitley

 

Question: This weeks sees the top 50 players tee it up at the WGC Cadillac Championship, but what is the only event Tiger Woods has won more often?

Answer: Bridgestone Invitational (which he has won 7 times)

Winner: David Chaplin

 

Question: The top 4 players in the world are European for the first time in nearly 20 years. Who were the players the last time Europe held the top 4 spots?

Answer: Ian Woosnam, Nick Faldo, Jose Maria Olazabel and Seve Ballesteros

Winner: Jamie Wood

 

Question: What is the longest match (number of holes) in the history of the WGC Accenture Matchplay Championship, and who was playing?

Answer: Jeff Maggert beat Andrew Magee over 38 holes, in the 1999 final.

Winner: Lawrence Tatlock



Question: This week is Lee Westwood's 16th week at as World Number 1, but can you name the 4 golfers who have been at #1 for less time?

Answer: Tom Lehman (1 week) , Bernard Langer (3 weeks), Ernie Els (9 weeks) and David Duval (15 weeks)

Winner: Edwin Thuku

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