Pub quiz – 20 questions about a round of golf with answers

Want to be a golf expert? Why not try our pub quiz which contains 20 questions about sport past and present.

Below you’ll find questions on everything from the first Ryder Cup to ‘worst golfer in the world’, so put your knowledge to the test and see how high you can score: will you be under or at above par?

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Questions

1. Which golfer was the first to achieve a modern career Grand Slam (winning all four major championships)?
2. In what year was the first Ryder Cup held?
3. What was the name of the man described as “the worst golfer in the world” and played by Mark Rylance in the film Ghost of the Open?
4. If you scored an albatross on a par 5 hole, how many shots did you use?
5. Which golfer is nicknamed The Mechanic?
6. In which city was Gary Player born?
7. Who is the oldest golfer to win a major championship in the modern era?
8. In what year was golf’s last appearance at the Olympic Games before its return to the sports program in 2016?
9. Who is currently at the top of the world golf rankings?
10. How many times has Tiger Woods won the Masters?
11. What year did Brooks Koepka win his first major tournament?
12. Who won the match: Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson in 2018?
13. What major tournament has Rory McIlroy not won?
14. Who became the first European player to score what is now the most five points in a single Ryder Cup in 2018?
15. Which golfer recorded the most points for the United States in the 2023 Ryder Cup?
16. Who stunned the golf world by winning the 2003 PGA Championship while ranked 169th in the world?
17. Tiger Woods was ranked No.__ in the world when he won the Masters in 2019…
18. Which course has been used more often than another for the Open Championship? (30 times)
19. Which player has won the most major championships in his career? (18)
20. The 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta National are collectively known by what nickname?

Answers

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1. Gene Sarazen
2. 1927
3. Maurice Flitcroft
4. 2
5. Miguel Angel Jiménez
6. Johannesburg
7. Jules Boros
8. 1904
9. Scottie Scheffler (in February 2024)
10. Five
11. 2017 (U.S. Open)
12. Phil Mickelson
13. The Masters
14. Francisco Molinari
15. Max Homa (3.5)
16. Shaun Michael
17. No. 12
18. Saint Andrew
19. Jack Nicklaus
20. The Amen corner

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