Who won the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry?
Answer
Stewart Cink
195 Golf Trivia Questions with Answers
195 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Golf trivia spans the sport’s origins, rules, terminology, major championships, Olympic history, and record-setting performances. Questions range from the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry and the first 59 on a major professional tour to the Scottish king associated with golf’s earliest written record and the meaning of “all square” in match play.
The category includes landmark golfers and achievements from around the world, including the first Players Championship winner, the South African who completed a career Grand Slam in 1965, and the golfer who won The Open Championship six times. With 200 questions, it suits casual fans, golf-club quizzes, sports classrooms, pub quizzes, and serious followers of the professional game.
What golf term means a match is tied in match play?
Answer
All square
Which golfer won the first Players Championship in 1974?
Answer
Jack Nicklaus
Which golfer won The Open Championship a record six times?
Answer
Harry Vardon
Who won the first U.S. Women's Open in 1946?
Answer
Patty Berg
Which club hosted Francis Ouimet's famous 1913 U.S. Open victory?
Answer
The Country Club
Which Brazilian city hosted golf's return to the Summer Olympics in 2016?
Answer
Rio de Janeiro
Which club hosted the first official Ryder Cup in 1927?
Answer
Worcester Country Club
Which Argentinian won The Open Championship in 1967?
Answer
Roberto De Vicenzo
Which golfer became the first European to win the Masters in 1980?
Answer
Seve Ballesteros
Who won the first PGA Championship in 1916?
Answer
Jim Barnes
Which golf scoring system awards points based on score relative to par?
Answer
Stableford
Which golfer founded the Memorial Tournament?
Answer
Jack Nicklaus
Which men's team event began in 1994 between the U.S. and an International team?
Answer
Presidents Cup
Which holes at Augusta National are known as Amen Corner?
Answer
11, 12 and 13
Who became the first Japanese man to win a golf major at the 2021 Masters?
Answer
Hideki Matsuyama
Which South African became the first non-American to win the Masters?
Answer
Gary Player
What season-long PGA Tour points competition began in 2007?
Answer
FedEx Cup
Which Scottish town is home to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club?
Answer
St Andrews
Who won the first Masters Tournament in 1934?
Answer
Horton Smith
Who won the first Olympic gold medal in women's golf in 1900?
Answer
Margaret Abbott
Who won the first U.S. Open golf championship in 1895?
Answer
Horace Rawlins
Which golf course hosted the first Open Championship in 1860?
Answer
Prestwick Golf Club
Which organization conducts the U.S. Open golf championship?
Answer
United States Golf Association
Which golf championship is the oldest of the four men's majors?
Answer
The Open Championship
Which golfer is famously nicknamed "The King"?
Answer
Arnold Palmer
Which annual men's major golf tournament is played at Augusta National Golf Club?
Answer
Masters Tournament
Who hit a golf ball on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission?
Answer
Alan Shepard
Which professional golfer holds the record for the most LPGA Tour wins?
Answer
Kathy Whitworth
What is the nickname of golfer Ernie Els?
Answer
The Big Easy
Which golfer won the 2020 Masters Tournament?
Answer
Dustin Johnson
Which U.S. state is home to the Augusta National Golf Club?
Answer
Georgia
What is the nickname of golfer Arnold Palmer?
Answer
The King
Which country is considered the birthplace of modern golf?
Answer
Scotland
Who was the first U.S. President to play golf?
Answer
William Howard Taft
What is the nickname of the 12th hole at Augusta National?
Answer
Golden Bell
What is the maximum weight of a golf ball under the Rules of Golf?
Answer
1.62 ounces
Golf trivia — quick answers
What are good Golf trivia questions?
Good Golf trivia questions cover major winners, historic records, rules, terminology, Olympic appearances, and the sport’s Scottish origins. Examples include asking who won at Turnberry in 2009, what “all square” means in match play, which golfer completed the career Grand Slam in 1965, and who won The Open six times.
How hard is Golf trivia?
Golf trivia ranges from easy to very challenging. Casual players may know famous major champions and basic terms, while deeper questions about early golf legislation, tournament history, Olympic participation, scoring records, and championship winners test dedicated fans and competitive quiz teams.
What does “all square” mean in golf?
In match play, “all square” means the players or teams have won the same number of holes. For example, a match is all square after nine holes if each side has won three holes and the remaining three were halved. The term describes the current hole score, not total strokes.
Who won the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry?
Stewart Cink won the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry in Scotland. He defeated Tom Watson in a four-hole aggregate playoff after the two players finished the regulation 72 holes tied. Cink’s victory was his first major championship title.
When did golf first appear in the Olympic Games?
Golf first appeared in the Olympic Games at the 1900 Paris Olympics. It returned at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, then was absent for more than a century before men’s and women’s golf returned at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Which golfer won The Open Championship a record six times?
Harry Vardon holds the record for the most Open Championship victories, with six wins. The English golfer won in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, and 1914. His six titles remain a defining record in the history of the championship.