Take The Quiz-How Well Do You Know Golf History?

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

These are always fun...

 

A Golf history quiz brought to you by the Golf Channel.

 

 

Take the Quiz here

 

I scored 12 out of 20 -- they say it's advanced, I call it a D-

[Kenny B]

14 out of 20.  A few questions are somewhat subjective; would need to read the book to get their answer.

[MmmmmmBuddy]

14/20 for me...  Missed a couple of layups..

[fozcycle]

I got 11/20......

[DaveP043]

14 of 20, but many are simply judgement calls by the authors of the book they're pushing us to buy.  Just another way of marketing something without actually looking like they're marketing it.

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

May have to buy the book - 12 out of 20 is just not acceptable!!!   

[markb]

11/20 for me.   But in fairness to all of us who did badly, this was NOT a quiz on golf history.   It was a quiz on:

 

a) Subjective stuff written in the book.

b ) Things that have happened since 1995.

 

I was very disappointed.

[GolfSpy Dave]

shat the bed with 10/20 

[markb]

Since I did not like the non-golf history nature of the above quiz and others seemed to agree, I thought I'd post the following quiz, which you guys may enjoy more.   Sorry, I can't construct a nifty online quiz that shows you what you got right and wrong, but I'll post the answers in a separate entry and you'll have to do the math yourselves. 

 

DON'T SCROLL TOO FAR DOWN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THE ANSWERS.

 

 Golf History Quiz II

 

1.  Where is the original Redan hole located?

1. St. Andrews, Scotland
2. North Berwick, Scotland
3. National Golf Links, New York
4. Old White Course, Greenbrier

 

 2.  Who made golf's “shot heard round the world” and where did he do it?

1. Bubba Watson, no. 17 Augusta National
2. Gene Sarazen, no. 15 Augusta National
3. Tiger Woods, no. 17 Phoenix Open
4. Tiger Woods, no. 18 Torrey Pines

 

 3.  Which one of the following players did NOT participate in the greatest match ever played at Cypress Point in 1956?

1. Ben Hogan
2. Harvie Ward
3. Eddie Lowery
4. Byron Nelson

 

4.  Who is the architect of Pebble Beach Golf Links?

1. C.B. MacDonald
2. Alister MacKenzie
3. Seth Raynor
4. God, Jack Neville and Douglas Grant

 

5. Which of these Presidents never played golf?

1. Richard Nixon
2. Woodrow Wilson
3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4. None of the above
5. All of the above

 

 6. The oldest golf course in the world is:

1. The Old Course, St. Andrews
2. Musselburgh, Scotland
3. North Berwick, Scotland
4. No one really knows and the crazy Scots still argue about it.

 

 7.  Who was present to witness Tiger Woods' first golf shot on live television?

1. Earl Woods
2. Bob Hope
3. Jimmy Stewart
4. All of the above.

 

8.  The character of Bagger Vance in the eponymous golf book and movie is a symbolic representation of which person/character?

1. Jesus Christ
2. Old Tom Morris
3. Krishna
4. Beowulf

 

 9.  The famous quote, “(He) played a game with which I am not familiar” was first said by whom, about whom?

1. Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet
2. Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan
3. Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus
4. Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods

 

10.  Which one of the following courses has never hosted a Major Championship?

1. Cypress Point
2. Pine Valley.
3. Seminole
4. All of the above

 

11.  If Jack Nicklaus had never existed, which runner up to him would have added the most major championships to his resume?

1. Arnold Palmer
2. Bruce Crampton
3. Gary Player
4. Tom Watson

 

12. Who said, “I am such a stupid!” after signing for an incorrect scorecard in a major championship?

1. Dustin Johnson
2. Angel Cabrera
3. Roberto De Vicenzo
4. Sergio Garcia

 

13.  What year did the PGA Championship's format last use Match Play?

1. 1924
2. 1936
3. 1957
4. 1962

 

 14.  What accomplishment do Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Ted Williams and John Travolta all have in common?

1. They all married professional athletes
2. They all had multiple holes in one.
3. They all were jet pilots
4. They all owned wineries.

 

15.  Prior to the Rio games of 2016, when was the last time golf was played at the Olympics?

1. 1904 St. Louis
2. 1936 Berlin
3. 1960 Rome
4. Never

 

16.  Which one of the following matches never occurred on Shell's Wonderful World of Golf?

1. Jack Nicklaus vs. Arnold Palmer
2. Sam Snead vs. Jimmy Demaret
3. Phil Mickelson vs. Sergio Garcia
4. All the above happened

 

17.  The first Biarritz green was located in:

1. Biarritz Golf Club, France
2. National Golf Links, New York
3. The Old White Course, Greenbrier
4. Royal Portrush, Ireland

 

18.  Which of the following two major championship venues are located closest together?

1. Baltusrol and Shinnecock Hills
2. Aronimink and Merion
3. Myopia Hunt Club and Brookline
4. Carnoustie and Turnberry

 

19.   Which of the following archaic clubs was designed to hit the ball furthest?

1. Cleek
2. Niblick
3. Jigger
4. Mashie

 

20.  When was the stymie finally abolished worldwide?

1. 1924
2. 1945
3. 1952
4. Never.  It's still allowed by the R & A in match play.

[markb]

 

 

 ANSWERS TO THE Golf History Quiz II

 

1.  Where is the original Redan hole located?

1. St. Andrews, Scotland
2. North Berwick, Scotland
3. National Golf Links, New York
4. Old White Course, Greenbrier

 

 2.  Who made golf's “shot heard round the world” and where did he do it?

1. Bubba Watson, no. 17 Augusta National
2. Gene Sarazen, no. 15 Augusta National
3. Tiger Woods, no. 17 Phoenix Open
4. Tiger Woods, no. 18 Torrey Pines

 

 3.  Which one of the following players did NOT participate in the greatest match ever played at Cypress Point in 1956?

1. Ben Hogan
2. Harvie Ward
3. Eddie Lowery, he was the organizer of the match. Ken Venturi was the fourth.
4. Byron Nelson

 

4.  Who is the architect of Pebble Beach Golf Links?

1. C.B. MacDonald
2. Alister MacKenzie
3. Seth Raynor
4. God, Jack Neville and Douglas Grant

 

5. Which of these Presidents never played golf?

1. Richard Nixon
2. Woodrow Wilson
3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4. None of the above, they all played golf.  FDR before he got polio of course, he was quite good.
5. All of the above

 

 6. The oldest golf course in the world is:

1. The Old Course, St. Andrews
2. Musselburgh, Scotland
3. North Berwick, Scotland
4. No one really knows and the crazy Scots still argue about it.

 

 7.  Who was present to witness Tiger Woods' first golf shot on live television?

1. Earl Woods
2. Bob Hope
3. Jimmy Stewart
4. All of the above.  They were all present with Mike Douglas on his show in 1978.   Tiger was 2.

 

8.  The character of Bagger Vance in the eponymous golf book and movie is a symbolic representation of which person/character?

1. Jesus Christ
2. Old Tom Morris
3. Krishna, incarnated as Bhagavan (Bagger Vance) in the Bhagavad Gita.  And Arjuna is R. Junnah -- Rannulph Junnah
4. Beowulf

 

 9.  The famous quote, “(He) played a game with which I am not familiar” was first said by whom, about whom?

1. Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet
2. Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan
3. Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus.   Jack later said the same thing of Tiger, though.
4. Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods

 

10.  Which one of the following courses has never hosted a Major Championship?

1. Cypress Point
2. Pine Valley.
3. Seminole
4. All of the above, none has ever hosted a major.

 

11.  If Jack Nicklaus had never existed, which runner up to him would have added the most major championships to his resume?

1. Arnold Palmer
2. Bruce Crampton, Crampton would have won 3, maybe 4 if not for Jack.
3. Gary Player
4. Tom Watson

 

12. Who said, “I am such a stupid!” after signing for an incorrect scorecard in a major championship?

1. Dustin Johnson
2. Angel Cabrera
3. Roberto De Vicenzo
4. Sergio Garcia

 

13.  What year did the PGA Championship's format last use Match Play?

1. 1924
2. 1936
3. 1957
4. 1962

 

 14.  What accomplishment do Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Ted Williams and John Travolta all have in common?

1. They all married professional athletes
2. They all had multiple holes in one.
3. They all were jet pilots
4. They all owned wineries.

 

15.  Prior to the Rio games of 2016, when was the last time golf was played at the Olympics?

1. 1904 St. Louis
2. 1936 Berlin
3. 1960 Rome
4. Never

 

16.  Which one of the following matches never occurred on Shell's Wonderful World of Golf?

1. Jack Nicklaus vs. Arnold Palmer
2. Sam Snead vs. Jimmy Demaret
3. Phil Mickelson vs. Sergio Garcia
4. All the above happened

 

17.  The first Biarritz green was located in:

1. Biarritz Golf Club, France
2. National Golf Links, New York
3. The Old White Course, Greenbrier
4. Royal Portrush, Ireland

 

18.  Which of the following two major championship venues are located closest together?

1. Baltusrol and Shinnecock Hills
2. Aronimink and Merion, they're about a mile apart
3. Myopia Hunt Club and Brookline
4. Carnoustie and Turnberry

 

19.   Which of the following archaic clubs was designed to hit the ball furthest?

1. Cleek, which was basically a 1 iron
2. Niblick
3. Jigger
4. Mashie

 

20.  When was the stymie finally abolished worldwide?

1. 1924
2. 1945
3. 1952
4. Never.  It's still allowed by the R & A in match play.

 

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

Now that's a quiz!  Got 11 out of the first 14 -- then got shut out the rest of the way for an 11 out of 20.

[markb]

Barbajo, you're telling me the Biarritz question fooled you?  You must have thought it was a double tricker.

[DaveP043]

I'm proud to say I got 14 of the 20.  I'll admit to a few lucky guesses, especially on the dates.

[Kenny B]

12 out of 20 with a bunch of guesses.  This was harder.

Markb, did you make these up?  If you did, you are not playing enough golf.

[markb]

I thought it would be easy for the most part, then I threw in about five that were just supposed to be goofy and unusual.   Stuff you couldn't look straight up on google.   Which ones were hard? 

 

I will admit this skewed to older trivia.   I just can't accept that an event that happened 3 years ago is "history".

 

Used to play the old College Bowl quiz teams in college, so this stuff is easy to think up.   It took me MORE time to get the formatting correct than write the questions.   The forum did not want to accept a straight a,b, c, d. format.