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Introduction Welcome all golf enthusiasts! If you’re as passionate about golf as we are, you’re going to love what we’ve got in store for you today. Ever wondered who the first golfer to be knighted was, or who holds the record for the most appearances in the Ryder Cup? Or perhaps you’re curious about the youngest golfer to win The Masters? Well, you’re in the right place. We’ve put together a collection of 50 golf trivia questions and answers that will test your knowledge of the game, its history, and its iconic players. These questions are sure to challenge even the most dedicated golf fans. So, grab your clubs, hop in the golf cart, and let’s dive into the fascinating world of golf trivia!
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1. Who has the most professional wins in men’s golf history?
Reveal Answer Answer: Sam Snead and Tiger Woods, with 82 PGA Tour wins. 2. Who is the youngest golfer to win The Masters Tournament?
Reveal Answer Answer: Tiger Woods, he won it in 1997 at the age of 21. 3. Which golfer is known as “The Golden Bear”?
Reveal Answer Answer: Jack Nicklaus. 4. Who was the first golfer to reach No.1 in the Official World Golf Ranking in 1986?
Reveal Answer Answer: Bernhard Langer. 5. Which golf course is known as the “Home of Golf”?
Reveal Answer Answer: The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. 6. What is the maximum number of clubs allowed in a player’s bag during a round of golf?
Reveal Answer Answer: 14. 7. What is an “albatross” in golf?
Reveal Answer Answer: A score of three under par on a hole. 8. Who was the first non-American to win the Masters?
Reveal Answer Answer: Gary Player from South Africa in 1961. 9. Who won the first ever U.S. Open in 1895?
Reveal Answer Answer: Horace Rawlins. 10. What year was the Ryder Cup first held?
Reveal Answer Answer: 1927. 11. Who is the only golfer to have won each of the four major professional championships at least three times?
Reveal Answer Answer: Jack Nicklaus. 12. Which female golfer has won the most LPGA Tour events?
Reveal Answer Answer: Kathy Whitworth, with 88 wins. 13. Who is the youngest player to win the U.S. Amateur Championship?
Reveal Answer Answer: Tiger Woods, at 18 years old in 1994. 14. How many dimples does a regulation golf ball have?
Reveal Answer Answer: Between 300 and 500, but 336 is a common number. 15. Who is the oldest golfer to win a major championship?
Reveal Answer Answer: Julius Boros, he won the PGA Championship in 1968 at age 48. 16. Who was the first golfer to surpass $1 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour?
Reveal Answer Answer: Arnold Palmer in 1968. 17. Who is the youngest golfer to achieve a career Grand Slam?
Reveal Answer Answer: Tiger Woods at age 24. 18. What is the term for a golfer shooting a score of 59 in a single round?
Reveal Answer Answer: It’s called “breaking 60” or shooting a “sub-60 round.” 19. Who was the first left-handed golfer to win a major?
Reveal Answer Answer: Bob Charles, who won the British Open in 1963. 20. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the PGA Championship?
Reveal Answer Answer: The Wanamaker Trophy. 21. Who won the first Women’s British Open in 1976?
Reveal Answer Answer: Jenny Lee Smith. 22. What is the record for the lowest round in a major championship?
Reveal Answer Answer: 62, achieved by Branden Grace at the 2017 Open Championship. 23. Who won the most money on the PGA Tour in the 1980s?
Reveal Answer Answer: Tom Kite. 24. Who holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking?
Reveal Answer Answer: Tiger Woods, with 281 weeks. 25 Who is the only player to win the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the U.S. Amateur Championship in the same year (1930)?
Reveal Answer Answer: Bobby Jones. 26. What is the term for a hole-in-one on a Par 4 hole?
Reveal Answer Answer: It’s called a “Condor.” 27. Who is the youngest golfer to make a hole-in-one?
Reveal Answer Answer: Coby Orr, at age 5 in 1975. 28. Who was the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament?
Reveal Answer Answer: Lee Elder, in 1975. 29. Who was the first female golfer to compete in a PGA Tour event?
Reveal Answer Answer: Babe Zaharias, in 1938. 30. Who is the oldest player to make a cut in a major championship?
Reveal Answer Answer: Tom Watson, at the age of 61 in the 2011 Open Championship. 31. Which golfer has won the most European Tour events?
Reveal Answer Answer: Seve Ballesteros, with 50 wins. 32. Who won the first FedEx Cup in 2007?
Reveal Answer Answer: Tiger Woods. 33. Who was the first Asian golfer to win a men’s major championship?
Reveal Answer Answer: Y.E. Yang, in the 2009 PGA Championship. 34. What is the term for a score of 4-under-par on a single hole?
Reveal Answer Answer: A “Condor.” 35. Who was the first golfer to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Reveal Answer Answer: Arnold Palmer, in 2004. 36. What is the term for a score of 2-over-par on a single hole?
Reveal Answer Answer: A “Double Bogey.” 37. Who is the youngest ever Ryder Cup participant?
Reveal Answer Answer: Sergio Garcia, he was 19 years old in 1999. 38. Which country outside of the United Kingdom first hosted The Open Championship?
Reveal Answer Answer: The Open has always been hosted in the United Kingdom. 39. Which female golfer holds the record for the most major championship victories?
Reveal Answer Answer: Patty Berg, with 15 major wins. 40. Who has the most career hole-in-ones on the PGA Tour?
Reveal Answer Answer: Robert Allenby and Hal Sutton, both with 10. 41. Who was the first European golfer to win the Masters?
Reveal Answer Answer: Seve Ballesteros, in 1980. 42. What is the term for the area of rough between the fairway and the out of bounds markers?
Reveal Answer Answer: It’s called the “first cut.” 43. What is the oldest golf tournament in the world?
Reveal Answer Answer: The Open Championship, first held in 1860. 44. Who was the first golfer to win the Masters Tournament two years in a row?
Reveal Answer Answer: Jack Nicklaus, in 1965 and 1966. 45. What is the term for a golfer winning all four major championships in a calendar year?
Reveal Answer Answer: It’s called a “Grand Slam.” 46. Who was the first golfer to be knighted?
Reveal Answer Answer: Sir Henry Cotton, in 1988. 47. What does the term “Dormie” mean in match play?
Reveal Answer Answer: It means the leading player is ahead by the same number of holes that remain. 48. Who was the first player to achieve a career Grand Slam in the Masters era?
Reveal Answer Answer: Gene Sarazen. 49. Who holds the record for the most appearances in the Ryder Cup?
Reveal Answer Answer: Phil Mickelson, with 12 appearances. 50. What is the term for a score of one over par on a hole?
Reveal Answer Answer: It’s called a “Bogey.” Sharing is Caring: