quiz 1624 – golf (QA)

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1	Who was the author of the widely-read tutorial book "Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf"? Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Arnold Plamer, Jack Nicklaus
2	Which national team won the first Dunhill Cup in 1985? America, Ireland, England, Australia
3	Who won his 9th and final golf major at the 1978 Masters? Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan
4	Who won the Vardon Trophy for a record eigth time in 2009? Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Darren Clarke
5	In which US State does the Masters take place each year? Georgia, Florida, Maine, California
6	In 2010 who became the first player to top the world rankings without ever having won a golf major? Lee Westood, Luke Donald, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter
7	What nationality is the golfer Robert Karlsson? Finnish, German, Swedish, Danish
8	Who was the first German player to win a golf major? Marcel Siem, Bernhard Langer, Tobias Dier, Martin Kaymer
9	Baltusrol Course lies in which US state? New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont
10	Which golfer is also know as "Boom Boom"? Fred Couples, Nick Price, John Daly, Tiger Woods
11	Who was the first player from outside of the USA to win the US Masters? Bernhard Langer, Gary Player, Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros
12	Yang Yong-eun, the first Asian winner of a golf major in 2009 is from which nation? Thailand, South Korea, Japan, China
13	Who only qualified as a 9th reserve in the 1991 PGA championship but went on to win the event? John Daly, Paul Azinger, Sandy Lyle, Corey Pavin
14	Valhalla Golf Course is in which US State? Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, Nebraska
15	Which author famously said "Golf is a good walk spoiled"? Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, James Joyce, Charles Dickens
16	At what age did Bryan Nelson retire from professional golf? 44, 54, 64, 34
17	What was the surname of the golfer known as "Buffalo Bill"? Rogers, Casper, Clarke, Bolt
18	What nationality is Mark Calcavecchia? American, Italian, Australian, Russian
19	In 1979 at the Hanover Western Classic at the age of 67, who became the oldest golfer to make the cut on a PGA Tour event? Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Art Wall, Sam Snead
20	In 1968 who mistakenly signed his final round card at the Masters one stroke higher costing him first place? Bob Jones, Roberto de Vicenzo, Arnold Palmer, Bob Goalby