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PGA Championship trivia quiz

How well do you know PGA Championship history?

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FORWARD TEES (1 point each)

1. What is the name of the PGA Championship prize?
a.) Havemeyer Trophy
b.) Hagen Cup
c.) Wanamaker Trophy

2. Name the oldest player to win the PGA Championship.
a.) Julius Boros
b.) Jerry Barber
c.) Raymond Floyd

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3. Who has won the most professional majors without ever winning the PGA Championship?
a.) Arnold Palmer
b.) Bobby Jones
c.) Tom Watson

4. Which player has won the most consecutive PGA Championships?
a.) Walter Hagen
b.) Jack Nicklaus
c.) Denny Shute

5. Who had the lowest 72-hole score at the PGA Championship without winning?
a.) Ernie Els
b.) Phil Mickelson
c.) Colin Montgomerie

6. Rich Beem kept a bottle in his bag when he won the PGA Championship at Hazeltine. What was in it?
a.) Single-malt whiskey
b.) Jelly beans
c.) Pepto-Bismol

MEMBER TEES (3 points each)

7. Who has finished runner-up the most times in the PGA Championship?
a.) Phil Mickelson
b.) Jack Nicklaus
c.) Ben Hogan

8. In which month has the PGA Championship never been played?
a.) February
b.) March
c.) November

9. Name the player who lost the largest 54-hole lead in the PGA Championship.
a.) Tom Watson
b.) Greg Norman
c.) Mike Reid

10. There have been 10 scores of 63 in the PGA Championship. Who is the only player to post that in the final round?
a.) Brad Faxon
b.) Nick Price
c.) Jeff Maggert

11. Who is the only player to win the PGA Championship on the same course twice?
a.) Jack Nicklaus
b.) Byron Nelson
c.) Tiger Woods

12. Name the player whose lone PGA Tour victory came at the PGA Championship.
a.) Shaun Micheel
b.) Wayne Grady
c.) Bobby Nichols

CHAMPIONSHIP TEES (5 points each)

13. Jack Nicklaus once held three major championship trophies at the same time. Which one was he missing?
a.) PGA Championship
b.) U.S. Open
c.) British Open

14. Name the only player to win and lose the PGA Championship in a sudden-death playoff.
a.) Gay Brewer
b.) Gene Littler
c.) Lanny Wadkins

15. In the last 20 years, who has played in the final pairing at the PGA Championship three times without winning?
a.) Justin Leonard
b.) Colin Montgomerie
c.) Sergio Garcia

16. Name the player who twice has shot all four rounds in the 60s at the PGA Championship without winning.
a.) Chris DiMarco
b.) Steve Lowery
c.) Ernie Els

17. At which course did Jack Nicklaus win the PGA Championship to break Bobby Jones' record for most majors?
a.) Canterbury
b.) Firestone
c.) PGA National

18. Who was the last player to win the PGA Championship with a 72-hole score that was over par?
a.) Lee Trevino at Merion
b.) Dave Stockton at Congressional
c.) Larry Nelson at PGA National

19TH HOLE (10-point bonus)

The PGA Championship is the only major where Tiger Woods has never missed the cut. Only one other player has competed at least 10 times without ever missing the cut. Can you name him?
a.) Dan Sikes
b.) Bernhard Langer
c.) Tom Purtzer

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ANSWERS

1. c
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. b
9. a
10. a
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. c
15. a
16. b
17. a
18. b
19. a

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