This quiz was in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. I thought some of ya'll may enjoy it.
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PGA Championship Quiz
How well do you know the history of the PGA Championship?
Test your knowledge with this quiz:
FORWARD TEES
1 point each
1. What is the name of the PGA Championship trophy?
A.) Hagen
B.) Wanamaker
C.) Valhalla
2. Which player has won the most consecutive PGA Championships?
A.) Jack Nicklaus
B.) Denny Shute
C.) Walter Hagen
3. Who has the most majors without ever having won a PGA Championship?
A.) Arnold Palmer
B.) Tom Watson
C.) Bobby Jones
4. Who hold the record for lowest 72-hole score at the PGA Championship?
A.) Tiger Woods
B.) David Toms
C.) Steve Elkington
5. Who has finished runner-up the most times in the PGA Championship?
A.) Jack Nicklaus
B.) Phil Mickelson
C.) Greg Norman
6. Who won the first sudden-death playoff in PGA Championship history?
A.) Lanny Wadkins
B.) Steve Elkington
C.) Paul Azinger
MIDDLE TEES
3 points each
7. Who has the highest final-round score of any PGA champion?
A.) Vijay Singh
B.) Larry Nelson
C.) Al Geiberger
8. Name the last player to win the Masters and the PGA in the same season.
A.) Tiger Woods
B.) Jack Nicklaus
C.) Gary Player
9. Give the last name of the only brothers to win the PGA Championship.
A.) Sutherland
B.) Alou
C.) Hebert
10. Who is the oldest man to win the PGA Championship?
A.) Julius Boros
B.) Raymond Floyd
C.) Hale Irwin
11. Who is the only left-hander to hold the outright lead after 54 holes in the PGA Championship?
A.) Mike Weir
B.) Russ Cochran
C.) Phil Mickelson
12. Name the course on which the first PGA Championship was played in 1916.
A.) Valhalla
B.) Pinehurst No. 2
C.) Siwanoy
CHAMPIONSHIP TEES
5 points each
13. Name the only player to win the PGA Championship in three decades.
A.) Walter Hagen
B.) Paul Runyan
C.) Jack Nicklaus
14. Who is the only player to win the PGA Championship without a round in the 60's?
A.) Dave Marr
B.) Jeff Sluman
C.) Larry Nelson
15. Who is the only player to twice shoot all four rounds in the 60's at the PGA Championship and still not win?
A.) Ernie Els
B.) Steve Lowery
C.) Brad Faxon
16. The largest final-round comeback in PGA Championship history is seven shots. By whom?
A.) Nick Price
B.) John Mahaffey
C.) Lee Trevino
17. Who has the lowest 72-hole score at the PGA Championship without winning?
A.) Phil Mickelson
B.) Bob May
C.) Colin Montgomerie
18. Only one of the eight players to have shot 63 in the PGA Championship went on to win. Who was he?
A.) Vijay Singh
B.) Gary Player
C.) Raymond Floyd
19TH HOLE
10 points
19. Who's the only player to win and lose the PGA Championship in a playoff?
A.) Jack Nicklaus
B.) Lanny Wadkins
C.) Mark Brooks
Scoreboard
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. B
________ Total Points
50-64 Grand Slam
40-49 Wanamaker Trophy
30-30 Solid Pro
20-29 Amateur status
10-19 Back to the range
0-9 Sell the clubs
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