101 Golf Trivia Questions That Are Par For The Course

In which city was Phil Mickelson born?

What sort of club used to be referred to as a ‘jigger’?

In 2008, who became only the second ever European to win the PGA Player of the Year award?

Who was the money leader of the 2012 PGA Tour?

In what decade was the first Walker Cup held?

Which golfer helped design courses such as Carnoustie, Prestwick and Muirfield?

Golfers play with woods and what?

Who hosted the 2011 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open PGA tournament?

Which golfer won his first Champions Tour event in February 2012?

Which of these is a golfing term?

Which South African golfer has designed 350 golf courses around the world and been featured on a postage stamp?

Who won the US Golf Open in 2003?

Which golfer has won the most major tournaments?

Which of these is a famous golfer?

When was the Ryder Cup first contested?

In what year was Nick Faldo named PGA Tour Player of the Year?

In which year did Tiger Woods miss the cut for the first time as a pro in one of golf’s Majors?

What designates what a skilled golfer will likely shoot on a hole?

How many Major Championships did Seve Ballesteros win?

What is one stroke over for a hole?

Which golfer has the nickname Long John?

Who won the US Golf Open in 2005?

What golfer had played 87 straight Grand Slam tournaments until a shoulder injury forced him to miss the 1996 British Open?

Which shot is used for long to mid distance shots?

Which major winning golfer has a grandson who has played on the PGA Tour?

What does the ‘G’ in PGA stand for?

Who described his place in golf history as ‘Not as good as a few but better than most. Let’s just put it that way’?

Who won the 2012 PGA Tour Championship at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta?

What happens when a player moves a ball in match play?

What does the ‘A’ in PGA stand for?

From hitting the ball, how long does a player have to find it before it is deemed to be ‘lost’?

Which of these is the final golf major of the calendar year?

Which golfer’s real first name is Eldrick?

What, in golf, is a ‘free shot’?

Which of these won 5 post-war British Opens?

Who won the US Golf Open in 1995?

Which club is usually used on the green?

What is Jack Nicklaus’ nickname?

Where is golfer Ernie Els from?

Who won the US Golf Open in 2007?

How wide is a regulation golf hole cup?

What tournament did Arnold Palmer say he would play in as long as he could walk?

In golf, what is the traditional name for a number ten iron?

Which golfer was also a star athlete in football and baseball at college level?

Which golf course architect did Bobby Jones hire to build Augusta National?

TPC Sawgrass lies in which US state?

As of 2011, Tiger Woods has won how many British Open titles?

When was the first PGA Championship held?

Who won the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions?

Who is often hailed as the greatest golfer never to win a Major?

Which of these is a famous golf match play tournament?

What is the name for the number of shots a golfer should take to complete a hole?

Which golfer in 1996 qualified through the sectional qualifying then won the U.S. Open?

What year did Augusta National open?

How many tournaments are played to determine the season winner on the PGA Tour?

What two golfers led the PGA in earnings three seasons each in the 1960s?

Who became the oldest player to play the masters at aged 58 in 1952?

Who won the US Golf Open in 2010?

Which 43 years old became the oldest U.S. Open champion in 1986?

Soren Hansen, who has played at the Golf World Cup 8 times, is from which country?

Where was the 2012 PGA Championship held?

What is the maximom number of clubs a golfer can carry?

Who won the US Golf Open in 1992?

In golf, what is a piece of turf accidentally sliced from the turf called?

Who won the US Golf Open in 1991?

Who assesses penalties in professional golf?

Which first name is shared by US golfers Streelman and Sutherland?

Which major tournament has Arnold Palmer NOT won?

Lee Elder became the first what to play at the US Masters?

In which state is the Western Open golf tournament held?

In golf, what is a shot that misses the ball called?

How many holes might one find on a typical golf course?

What did John Daly number the new iron he began teeing off with in 1996, because it had virtually no loft?

What is awarded to the winner of the US Masters?

In golf, what is a ’wedge’?

Who won the 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational?

Which golfer gave all his 2011 Tour earnings to the Japan earthquake relief effort?

Which was the first major that Tiger Woods won in 1997?

Which female golfer has won a record eight Player of the Year awards?

Which golfer ranked No. 396 in the world when he won the 2003 British Open?

Who won the US Golf Open in 1994?

What golfer bid a tearful farewell to fans after playing his last U.S. Open, in 1994?

How many holes are there in a standard PGA golf course?

In the abbreviation TPC what does the ‘T’ stand for?

Which of these female golfers won three majors, the first being in 1978?

Which Australian golfer won the British Open five times?

In 1968, who was the first to shoot in the 60s in all 4 rounds of a U.S. Open?

What is the name of the women’s tournament which pitches Europe against USA ?

Who won the US Open in 1991 and 1999 as well as making 5 Ryder Cup apperances?

What is another name for a hole in one?

In golf, what is the penalty for a lost ball?

This golfer won the 1987 British Open by making 18 pars in the final round?

In which year was the first of the ‘PGA Tour’ series of golf games released?

What type of weather is most dangerous to a golfer?

Who won the US Golf Open in 2011?

Which of these is the name of a famous golfer?

Which golfer is the only one to finish below par in 3 straight U.S. Opens?

In how many Ryder Cups did Lee Trevino play?

What nationality is golfer Padraig Harrington?

What does the ‘P’ in PGA stand for?

How long is the terrifying 7th hole at Pebble Beach, where an overhit tee shot means you’re in the Pacific Ocean?