PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ’21: A trivia quiz for a century of PGAs

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<p>How well do you know PGA Championship history? Try this quiz:</p>
<p>1. Where was the first PGA Championship held in 1916?</p>
<p>a.) Valhalla GC</p>
<p>b.) Siwanoy CC</p>
<p>c.) Newport CC</p>
<p>2. Arnold Palmer and Jordan Spieth are among three players missing the PGA Championship for the career Grand Slam. Who is the other?</p>
<p>a.) Raymond Floyd</p>
<p>b.) Sam Snead</p>
<p>c.) Tom Watson</p>
<p>3. Name the oldest player to win the PGA Championship.</p>
<p>a.) Julius Boros</p>
<p>b.) Jerry Barber</p>
<p>c.) Raymond Floyd</p>
<p>4. Who holds the largest margin of victory in stroke play at the PGA Championship?</p>
<p>a.) Tiger Woods</p>
<p>b.) Rory McIlroy</p>
<p>c.) Lee Trevino</p>
<p>5. Who was the first player to win consecutive PGA Championships?</p>
<p>a.) James Barnes</p>
<p>b.) Walter Hagen</p>
<p>c.) Tiger Woods</p>
<p>6. Who has won the most professional majors without ever winning the PGA Championship?</p>
<p>a.) Arnold Palmer</p>
<p>b.) Bobby Jones</p>
<p>c.) Tom Watson</p>
<p>7. What is the name of the PGA Championship trophy?</p>
<p>a.) Wanamaker Trophy</p>
<p>b.) Havemeyer Trophy</p>
<p>c.) Hagen Cup</p>
<p>8. Who was the last alternate to win the PGA Championship?</p>
<p>a.) Y.E. Yang</p>
<p>b.) John Daly</p>
<p>c.) Dave Marr</p>
<p>9. Who was the first European-born player to win the PGA Championship in stroke play?</p>
<p>a.) Nick Faldo</p>
<p>b.) Padraig Harrington</p>
<p>c.) Martin Kaymer</p>
<p>10. Who was the first player to shoot 63 in the PGA Championship?</p>
<p>a.) Raymond Floyd</p>
<p>b.) Brad Faxon</p>
<p>c.) Bruce Crampton</p>
<p>11. Who is the only player to win the PGA Championship on the same course twice?</p>
<p>a.) Jack Nicklaus</p>
<p>b.) Byron Nelson</p>
<p>c.) Tiger Woods</p>
<p>12. Who holds the largest margin of victory in match play at the PGA Championship?</p>
<p>a.) Paul Runyan</p>
<p>b.) Sam Snead</p>
<p>c.) Bobby Jones</p>
<p>13. Who is the only player to win the PGA Championship in three decades.</p>
<p>a.) Jack Nicklaus</p>
<p>b.) Gary Player</p>
<p>c.) Gene Sarazen</p>
<p>14. Who finished runner-up in the last PGA Championship that was match play and then won the first PGA Championship that was stroke play?</p>
<p>a.) Walter Burkemo</p>
<p>b.) Dow Finsterwald</p>
<p>c.) Doug Ford</p>
<p>15. Jack Nicklaus once held three major championship trophies at the same time. Which one was he missing?</p>
<p>a.) PGA Championship</p>
<p>b.) U.S. Open</p>
<p>c.) British Open</p>
<p>16. Who won the PGA Championship for his only sanctioned PGA Tour win?</p>
<p>a.) Jack Fleck</p>
<p>b.) Shaun Micheel</p>
<p>c.) Rich Beem</p>
<p>17. Name the only player to win and lose in a sudden-death playoff at the PGA Championship.</p>
<p>a.) Gene Littler</p>
<p>b.) Davis Love III</p>
<p>c.) Lanny Wadkins</p>
<p>18. Name the only player to shoot 63 in two PGA Championship victories.</p>
<p>a.) Brooks Koepka</p>
<p>b.) Tiger Woods</p>
<p>c.) Nick Price</p>
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<p>ANSWERS</p>
<p>1. b</p>
<p>2. c</p>
<p>3. a</p>
<p>4. b</p>
<p>5. a</p>
<p>6. c</p>
<p>7. a</p>
<p>8. b</p>
<p>9. b</p>
<p>10. c</p>
<p>11. c</p>
<p>12. a</p>
<p>13. a</p>
<p>14. b</p>
<p>15. c</p>
<p>16. b</p>
<p>17. c</p>
<p>18. a</p>

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