Golf Trivia Quiz # 16
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Golf Rules - A player may declare his ball unfit for play during the playing of a hole and after the concurrance of his opponent, if the ball _______ ?
The correct answer is 'is cut or cracked'
Rule 5-3. It the opponent agrees that the ball is unfit, the player may replace it with no penalty.
Golf Question 2
PGA Golf - While at the University of Arizona in 1991, who was named College Golfer of the Year?
The correct answer is 'Annika Sorenstam'
Her success continued as she won back-to-back U.S. Opens in 1995 and 1996.
Golf Question 3
Do You Know Your Fancy Goldfish? - Which Fancy Goldfish has raised scales all over the body and a golfball-shaped body?
The correct answer is 'Pearlscale'
The Pearlscale is an interesting-looking fish with domed scales, which look like pearls glued on the body. It can have Oranda-like headgrowth, bubble-like domes, or no headgrowth. The Phoenix has an egg-shaped body, no dorsal fin, and a long tail. The Edo Nishiki is a calico Ranchu produced by crossing a Ranchu and an Azuma Nishiki.
Golf Question 4
Pine Valley Golf Club - Which of these makes the par three 5th hole, a 230-yard test, even more difficult?
The correct answer is 'An elevated green, framed with trees'
One might answer all of the above, but most would agree that in addition to its length, the trees which surround this elevated green and numerous trees makes this hole one of the toughest par three's in the world.
Golf Question 5
Golf Ball Trivia and Maintenance - The Gutta-Percha type of golf ball was invented by Rev. Robert Adams. What was it made out of?
The correct answer is 'Latex'
It was made with a latex rubber found in the trees in Malaysia. The ball went much further than with other golf ball models.
Golf Question 6
2001-03 Sports - Was Annika Sorenstam the first female golfer in a PGA event?
The correct answer is 'No'
Sorenstam played in the Colonial in May 2003. Babe Didriksion Zaharias played in a PGA event in 1945.
Golf Question 7
'The Golfer' Episode - When Mr. Harper asks Ralph where he plays golf what does he say?
The correct answer is 'All Around'
Silver Oaks is where Mr. Harper plays.
Golf Question 8
The Complete "Peanuts" - 1953 to 1954 - In May of 1954 Charlie Brown entered Lucy in an amatuer State Championship golf tournament. This series ran all month in the Sunday comics. Lucy was one hole away from taking the championship. Why didn't she win?
The correct answer is 'She had to go home for a nap'
This was the first time that Schultz ran a series over several weekends. It's also one of the few times that adults were actually drawn in even though it was only their legs. By scale Charlie Brown and Lucy appeared to only be two feet tall.
Golf Question 9
Battle of the Sexes: Pt. 2 - Of the two men and two women professional golfers listed, who did not win two U. S. Open titles in the 1990s?
The correct answer is 'Betsy King'
King won only once in the 1990s in 1990. Her other U. S. Open win came in 1989. Sorenstam won in 1995 and 96, Stewart in 1991 and 99, and Janzen in 1993 and 98.
Golf Question 10
Golf - The Global Game - Trevor Dodds who won the 1998 Greater Greensboro Classic is from which African nation?
The correct answer is 'Namibia'
He was born in the capital city, Windhoek in 1959. At that time, the country was called Southwest Africa. Originally a German possession, it fell under the trusteeship of South Africa subsequent to WWII, and golf was introduced to the country under their tenure.