Golf Trivia

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1) Who is the only player ever to win the United States Open, the British Open, the United States Amateur, and the British Amateur tournaments in one year?

• Bobby Jones
• Arnold Palmers
• Tiger Woods

2) The first golf balls were filled with what substance?

• Peach Pits
• Feathers
• Rubber

3) What is a bogey?

• A score of one under par on a hole
• A score of one over par on a hole
• A score of two under par on a hole

4) The No. 1 wood, also called the driver, has the least amount of loft of any club except for which other club?

• Putter
• No. 1 iron
• No. 3 iron

5) Who served as the first president of the Ladies Professional Golf Association?

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias
• Patty Berg
• Nancy Lopez

6) Who was the first player to win the Masters tournament four times?

• Sam Snead
• Jack Nicklaus
• Arnold Palmer

7) Which major U.S. tournament is open to both amateur and professional golfers?

• Masters Tournament
• U.S. Open
• PGA Championship

8) What golfer also set world records in the 80-meter hurdles, the javelin throw, and the high jump?

• Joyce Wethered
• Betty Jameson
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias

9) Who won the U.S. Open just months after he was involved in a car accident that resulted in a fractured collarbone, ankle, and pelvis?

• Tiger Woods
• Lee Trevino
• Ben Hogan

10) Who was the first golfer to earn more than $1 million in tournaments and exhibitions and the first player to market golf equipment bearing his name?

• Walter Hagen
• Jack Nicklaus
• Arnold Palmer