Golf Trivia Quiz # 3
This is Golf Quiz # 3, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Golf Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Golf Question 1
Volkswagen MKII GTi / Golf - What years were the MKII/A2 Golf/GTi variant produced in?
The correct answer is '1985-1992'
A quick way you can identify an MKII that was produced in 1985-1987 from the ones produced in 1988-1992 is the way the doors look. The 85-87's have "smaller doors",meaning the front windows are smaller, and have a small non-working window on the front corner of the door, making the doors look smaller.
Golf Question 2
Augusta National Golf Club - What is the shortest hole on the course?
The correct answer is '12th'
This is probably the toughest hole on the course. Either you are on the green, or you are dead. This hole had an average score of 3.25 over the 60 years from 1942 to 2002. The Ben Hogan bridge takes the players over Rae's Creek, which guards the green.
Golf Question 3
Calorie Controlled Quiz - A word of advice: never eat 100 dried figs in one go. If you do, you'll have to play golf for this long.
The correct answer is '32 hours'
Apparently golf only burns around 150 calories an hour, and 100 dried figs equals 4750 calories, so that's 32 hours of golf. Heaven preserve us.
Golf Question 4
Australian Tour - Through to the end of the 1990s, who was the last Australian golfer to have won a major championship?
The correct answer is 'Steven Elkington'
Elkington won the 1995 U.S PGA Championship at Riviera.
Golf Question 5
Records and Fun Fact Sports - What golfer known for his long-drives and erratic play suffers from alcoholism?
The correct answer is 'John Daly'
John Daly, in one PGA tournament, was seen having 'the shakes.' Unable to hold his putter steady, he withdrew from the competition.
Golf Question 6
Tough Golf - Who was Retief Goosen in a Playoff with in the 2001 US Open?
The correct answer is 'Mark Brooks'
That was a history tournament.
Golf Question 7
European Golf Tour - Who won the Scottish Open at Gleneagles in 1993 ?
The correct answer is 'Jesper Parnevik'
Parnevik won with a total of 21 strokes.
Golf Question 8
Arnold Palmer - Golf's 'King' - After watching Palmer win the U.S. Amateur Championship, what legendary golfer who was watching the final told the press that with his unusual swing and low hooking ball flight, Palmer would never amount to much of a golfer?
The correct answer is 'Gene Sarazen'
Sarazen would reflect on how wrong he was when he ranked the top twenty golfers of all time in 1984 for Golf Digest. He ranked Palmer fourth.
Golf Question 9
Journey Songs - Which song do you hear Rodney Dangerfield jamming to on the golf course in the movie, "Caddyshack?"
The correct answer is 'Anyway You Want It'
A huge hit from the "Departure" album.
Golf Question 10
Golf Courses in Bogota, Colombia - How many nine hole courses were in Bogota?
The correct answer is '3'
The three courses were Club Popular La Florida, Club de Golf San Jacinto, and El Rincon Grande Golf Club.