Q 01/05

How many holes are in a standard round of golf?

A) 9

B) 18

C) 36

D) 72

Answer · why

B) 18

18 holes became the standard after St Andrews trimmed its round from 22 holes in 1764, merging short holes that golfers had played once going out and ...

Q 02/05

What is the term for one stroke under par on a hole?

A) Eagle

B) Condor

C) Birdie

D) Albatross

Answer · why

C) Birdie

A birdie is one stroke under par. Atlantic City Country Club claims the word: by its account a player called a fine approach "a bird of a shot" around...

Q 03/05

Which country is widely regarded as the birthplace of golf?

A) England

B) Scotland

C) Ireland

D) Netherlands

Answer · why

B) Scotland

Scotland holds golf's earliest written record, and it is a ban: a 1457 act of the Scottish parliament outlawed the game, and the order had to be repea...

Q 04/05

What color jacket is awarded to the winner of the Masters Tournament?

A) Green

B) Red

C) Blue

D) White

Answer · why

A) Green

The green jacket first went to a champion in 1949, when Sam Snead won; each new winner may take it home for a year, after which it must stay at the cl...

Q 05/05

Tiger Woods was given which first name at birth?

A) Eldrick

B) Earl

C) Elliott

D) Edmund

Answer · why

A) Eldrick

Eldrick is the name on his birth certificate. His father Earl, a US Army officer, called him Tiger after Vuong Dang Phong, a South Vietnamese officer ...