Golf Trivia

1. How many dimples are on a regulation golf ball?

a) 326
b) 336
c) 346
d) 356

2. How old was Tiger Woods when he got his first hole-in-one?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14

3. What does the golf term “albatross” mean?

a) scoring 5-under on any hole
b) scoring 4-under on any hole
c) scoring 3- under on any hole
d) scoring 2-under on any hole

4. Who said "It took me 17 years to get 3000 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course”?

a) Hank Aaron

b) Joe DiMaggio

c) Mickey Mantle

d) Babe Ruth

5. Who said “Grip it and rip it”?

a) Greg Norman

b) Fred Couples

c) Tom Watson

d) John Daly

6. Who was the first lefty to win a major?

a) Arnold Palmer

b) Jack Nicklaus

c) Bob Charles

d) Gary Player

7. Who set the record for most wins in a row in 1945?

a) Sam Sneed

b) Byron Nelson

c) Ben Hogan

d) Julius Boros

8. Who was the first player to break 60 in an official PGA Tour event?

a) Al Geiberger

b) Johnny Miller

c) Tom Weiskopf

d) Jack Nicklaus

9. Who was the first woman to make a million dollars on the LPGA Tour in one season?

a) Gail Graham

b) Karrie Webb

c) Dawn Coe-Jones

d) Dottie Pepper

What’s New?

  • Growing the game...

    May 6, 2011
    Kathy Gook, Director of School Golf, travels to Zone 8 to spread the word about Playground to Fairway.  Find out more. 
  • Introducing Kathy Gook...

    October 4, 2010
    Golf British Columbia is pleased to announce Kathy Gook has been hired in the newly created position of Director of School Golf.  Find out more.

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