Are you looking for the hardest PGA Tour quiz on the web today? If so, you have come to the right place. This includes 50 golf trivia questions and answers about your favorite players and tournaments. This mostly focuses on the Major championships but also features random questions about players, courses, records, and more. Only the biggest golf fans will be able to get a perfect score.
The Ultimate Golf Trivia Challenge
Instructions: All you have to do is answer the 50 multiple-choice questions. Use the ‘Continue >>’ button under the answers to move on to the next question and we will let you know at the end how you scored.
What year did Brooks Koepka win his first Major Championship?
What is Tiger Woods' real first name?
How many Major Championships has John Daly won in his career?
Phil Mickelson collapsed on the final hole at the 2006 U.S Open. Who ended up winning this tournament?
What is the only Major Championship that Fred Couples won in his career?
Rory McIlroy won his first major at the 2011 U.S. Open. Who finished in second place behind Rory?
True Or False: Greg Norman won the Masters during his career.
Who finished their career with more PGA tour wins, Ben Hogan or Arnold Palmer?
Rickie Fowler won the The Players Championship in 2015 after winning a playoff against two other golfers. Which of these names was NOT part of that playoff?
Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters to win his first Major Championship. Who finished in 2nd place behind him?
Arnold Palmer played his final U.S. Open in 1994. Who won the tournament that year?
What is the only Major that Sam Snead didn't win in his career?
Who won the 2012 Ryder Cup that took place at Medinah Country Club?
In 2003, who became the World number one golfer, ending the reign of Tiger Woods?
In 2010, who became the World number one golfer, ending the reign of Tiger Woods?
Three golfers scored a hole-in-one at the 2016 Masters. Which of these names was the only one who didn't get one that year?
Stewart Cink won the 2009 British Open. Who did he defeat in a playoff to win the tournament?
How many Major Championships did Jack Nicklaus win during his career?
Which of these golfers shot a 58 at the Travelers Championship in 2016?
What was the first Major that Gary Player won during his career?
Which golfer in 2015 became the third player in PGA Tour history to have two hole-in-ones in the same round?
Which is the only Major Championship that Jordan Spieth did NOT win in 2015?
Tiger Woods' record streak of 142 straight cuts made came to an end at which tournament in 2005?
Louis Oosthuizen won the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews. Who finished in 2nd place?
Who was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour?
Which player won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's individual event?
Steve Williams was the longtime caddie for Tiger Woods. Which golfer did Williams become the caddie for after he split with Tiger in 2011?
Martin Kaymer won the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Who did he beat in a playoff to win?
What was the first major Championship that Phil Mickelson won?
Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters. Which of these golfers did NOT finish tied for 2nd place?
Which of these golfers got a hole-in-one during the 2019 U.S Open at Pebble Beach?
True or False: Nick Faldo was once ranked as the world number one golfer.
Which golfer won the 1999 U.S Open and passed away a few months later in a plane crash?
What was the first Major that Ben Hogan won during his career?
Who did Tiger Woods beat in a playoff to win the 2008 U.S. Open?
How old was Jordan Spieth when he got his first PGA tour win in 2013 at the John Deere Classic?
Which legendary golfer won 11 consecutive tournaments in 1945?
How many times did Seve Ballesteros win the British Open in his career?
Who upset Ernie Els in a playoff to win the 2004 British Open?
Who did Tiger Woods beat in a playoff to win the 2000 PGA Championship?
Who finished their career with more PGA Player of the Year Award wins, Jack Nicklaus or Ben Hogan.
Who won 2 of the 4 majors in 2008?
Which golfer is known by the nickname, "The Great White Shark"?
True Or False: The first major that Justin Rose won was the British Open.
Mike Weir won the 2003 Masters to become the first Canadian to win a major. Who did he beat in a playoff to win the tournament?
Tiger Woods finished in second place at the 2005 U.S Open. Who won that tournament?
Rory McIlroy imploded during the final round of the Masters in 2011 after leading by four strokes. Who ended up winning?
True Or False: Sam Snead won an LPGA tour event during his career.
Tiger Woods dominated at the 2000 U.S. Open. How many strokes did he win the tournament by?
What was the final Major that Jack Nicklaus won in his career (in 1986)?
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Golf Trivia Questions And Answers
In this section, we provide you with some additional context on each question. This will provide you with some additional details on the ones that you got wrong or are confused by.
1) What year did Brooks Koepka win his first Major?
Brooks Koepka won the U.S Open in 2017 to claim his first Major. He defeated both Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama by four strokes. Koepka also won Majors in 2018 and 2019.
2) What is Tiger Woods’ real first name?
Tiger Woods’ real first name is actually Eldrick. He got the nickname “Tiger” from his father, Earl. This nickname was in honor of Earl’s lost friend in Vietnam, Col. Vuong Dang Phong (who also went by Tiger Phong).
Speaking of Tiger, you should take our ultimate Tiger Woods quiz next.
3) How many Major Championships has John Daly won in his career?
John Daly has won two Majors in his golf career. He won the 1991 PGA Championship and also the 1995 British Open. His next closest finish was third place at the Masters in 1993. Daly is best known for his wild antics but don’t forget that he also had some legit skill.
4) Phil Mickelson collapsed on the final hole at the 2006 U.S Open. Who ended up winning this tournament?
Phil Mickelson ended up double bogeying the 18th hole, which ended up costing him the 2006 U.S Open. As a result, Phil lost by one stroke to Geoff Ogilvy and ended up tied for second place with Jim Furyk and Colin Montgomerie. Phil has finished in second place at several U.S Opens but has not been able to win it all.
5) What is the only Major that Fred Couples won in his career?
Fred Couples’ only Major win came at the 1992 Masters. His other highest finish was 2nd place at the PGA Championship in 1990. He also finished third at both the U.S Open (1991) and the British Open (1991 and 2005).
6) Rory McIlroy won his first Major at the 2011 U.S. Open. Who finished in second place behind Rory?
Jason Day finished in second place at the 2011 U.S Open. Rory McIlroy won by 8 strokes to win the tournament.
7) True Or False: Greg Norman won the Masters during his career.
This is false as Greg Norman never won the Masters during his career. However, Norman did come close, finishing in second place a few times (1986, 1987, and 1996).
8) Who finished their career with more PGA tour wins, Ben Hogan or Arnold Palmer?
The answer is Ben Hogan, who had 64 total wins on the PGA tour. Arnold Palmer comes close but only had 62 total wins on the PGA Tour. Hogan also edges out Palmer with more Majors won (9 to 7).
9) Rickie Fowler won The Players Championship in 2015 after winning a playoff against two other golfers. Which of these names was NOT part of that playoff? (Rory McIlroy, Sergio García, or Kevin Kisner).
The answer is Rory McIlroy as Rickie Fowler defeated both Sergio García and Kevin Kisner in the playoff to win the tournament. McIlroy finished the tournament in 8th place.
10) Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters to win his first Major Championship. Who finished in 2nd place behind him?
Tom Kite finished in second place during the 1997 Masters at -6. Tiger dominated the tournament, winning by 12 strokes.
11) Arnold Palmer played his final U.S. Open in 1994. Who won the tournament that year?
The 1994 U.S Open was won by Ernie Els, who beat Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts in a playoff. Palmer ended up missing the cut.
12) What is the only Major that Sam Snead didn’t win in his career?
The only Major that Sam Snead did not win during his career was the U.S Open. He won the Masters (1949, 1952, and 1954), the PGA Championship (1942, 1949, and 1951) and the British Open (1946). Snead came very close to winning the U.S Open though as he finished in 2nd place four times (1937, 1947, 1949, and 1953).
13) Who won the 2012 Ryder Cup that took place at Medinah Country Club?
Team Europe won the 2012 Ryder Cup, 14½–13½. This came after Europe had come back from a 10-6 deficet.
14) In 2004, who became the World number one golfer, ending the reign of Tiger Woods?
In 2004, Vijay Singh became the World number one golfer. This ended the reign of Tiger Woods, who won the award for four straight years.
15) In 2010, who became the World number one golfer, ending the reign of Tiger Woods?
Lee Westwood was named the World number one golfer in 2010. This ended the reign of Tiger Woods, who won the award for five straight years.
16) Three golfers scored a hole-in-one at the 2016 Masters. Which of these names was the only one who didn’t get one that year? (Adam Scott, Shane Lowry, Davis Love III, or Louis Oosthuizen)
The answer is Adam Scott as Shane Lowry, Davis Love III, and Louis Oosthuizen all scored a hole-in-one during this Masters tournament. However, Adam Scott did get a hole-in-one at the 2012 Masters
17) Stewart Cink won the 2009 British Open. Who did he defeat in a playoff to win the tournament?
Stewart Cink defeated Tom Watson to win the 2009 British Open. Watson had a chance to became the oldest major winner in history at age 59 but he was unable to defeat Cink in the playoff. This remains the only major that Cink has won in his career.
18) How many Major Championships did Jack Nicklaus win during his career?
Jack Nicklaus won a record 18 major championships during his career. This includes the Masters 6 times (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, and 1986), The PGA Championship 5 times (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1980), the U.S Open 4 times (1962, 1967, 1972, and 1980), and the British Open 3 times (1966, 1970, and 1978). As a result, this puts Nicklaus three ahead of Tiger Woods for the most all time.
19) Which of these golfers shot a 58 at the Travelers Championship in 2016? (Jim Furyk, Notah Begay III, Stuart Appleby, or David Duval)
Jim Furyk shot a 58 (-12) in the final round of the Travelers Championship in 2016. As a result, Furyk broke the record for the lowest score in PGA Tour history.
20) What was the first Major that Gary Player won during his career?
Gary Player won the 1959 British Open, which was the first Major of his career. He would subsequently go on to win 8 more majors for a total of 9.
21) Which golfer in 2015 became the third player in PGA Tour history to have two hole-in-ones in the same round?
Brian Harman had two aces during The Barclays tournament in 2015. As a result, he became the third golfer to ever achieve this. The only two guys that did it before him were Bill Whedon and Yusaku Miyazato.
22) Which is the only Major that Jordan Spieth did NOT win in 2015?
Jordan Spieth did not win the 2015 British Open as that tournament was won by Zach Johnson. However, Spieth did win the Masters, U.S Open, and PGA Championship in 2015. What is even crazier about this is that Spieth came insanely close to winning that 2015 British Open as he finished only one stroke back of the winner. As a result, it is safe to say that Spieth had a pretty good year in 2015 (to say the least).
23) Tiger Woods’ record streak of 142 straight cuts made came to an end at which tournament in 2005?
Tiger’s legendary streak came to an end at the 2005 AT&T Byron Nelson. He had previously made the cut at 142 straight tournaments from 1998 to 2005.
24) Louis Oosthuizen won the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews. Who finished in 2nd place? Lee Westwood, Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson
The answer is Lee Westwood who finished 7 strokes behind Louis at -9. This was the first major win of Louis’ career.
25) Who was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour?
The first African American to play on the PGA tour was Charlie Sifford. Sifford won two events during his career, which includes the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969.
26) Which player won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men’s individual event?
Justin Rose won the gold medal for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Henrik Stenson of Sweden won the silver medal and Matt Kuchar of the U.S.A won bronze.
27) Steve Williams was the longtime caddie for Tiger Woods. Which golfer did Williams become the caddie for after he split with Tiger in 2011?
Steve Williams went on to become the caddie for Adam Scott for several years after his split with Tiger.
28) Martin Kaymer won the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Who did he beat in a playoff to win?
Martin Kaymer defeated Bubba Watson in a playoff to win the 2010 PGA Championship. This came after they both finished the tournament at −11. This was not only Kaymar’s first major win but it was also his first win on the PGA tour.
29) What was the first Major that Phil Mickelson won?
Phil won his first major at the 2004 Masters. Phil defeated Ernie Els by one stroke to win the tournament.
30) Tiger Woods won the 2019 Masters. Which of these golfers did NOT finish tied for 2nd place? (Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, or Xander Schauffele).
The answer is Rickie Fowler as Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Xander Schauffele all finished tied for second place (at -12). Fowler had a great tournament but finished at -10.
31) Which of these golfers got a hole-in-one during the 2019 U.S Open at Pebble Beach? (Rory Sabbatini, Francesco Molinari, Tony Finau, or Kevin Chappell)
The answer is Rory Sabatini, who scored a hole-in-one during the 2019 U.S Open. This came in the first round and on the 12th hole. This was also the 45th ace in the history of the U.S Open tournament.
32) True or False: Nick Faldo was once ranked as the world number one golfer.
This is true as Nick Faldo spent a total of 97 weeks as the world number one golfer.
33) Which golfer won the 1999 U.S Open and passed away a few months later in a plane crash?
Payne Stewart won the 1999 U.S Open, beating Phil Mickelson by one stroke. A few months later, Stewart passed away in a plane crash.
34) What was the first Major that Ben Hogan won during his career?
Ben Hogan won the 1946 PGA Championship, which was the first Major of his career. Hogan would subsequently go on to win 8 more Majors for a total of 9.
35) Who did Tiger Woods beat in a playoff to win the 2008 U.S. Open?
Tiger Woods beat Rocco Mediate in a playoff to win the 2008 U.S Open. This came after they had both shot -1 after the final round. They ended up doing a full 18-hole playoff, with Tiger winning in sudden death.
36) How old was Jordan Spieth when he got his first PGA Tour win in 2013 at the John Deere Classic?
Jordan Spieth was 19 years old when he won the 2013 John Deere Classic. With the win, he became the first teenager to win on the PGA Tour since 1931.
37) Which legendary golfer won 11 consecutive tournaments in 1945?
Byron Nelson won 11 consecutive tournaments in 1945. As a result, this is a record that will never be broken in golf. Nelson also won 18 total tournaments in 1945.
38) How many times did Seve Ballesteros win the British Open in his career?
Seve Ballesteros won the British Open three times during his career. This came in 1979, 1984, and 1988.
39) Who upset Ernie Els in a playoff to win the 2004 British Open?
Todd Hamilton defeated Ernie Els in a playoff to win the 2004 British Open. This was the first and only major win of Hamilton’s career and was considered a massive upset.
40) Who did Tiger Woods beat in a playoff to win the 2000 PGA Championship?
Tiger Woods defeated Bob May in a playoff to win the 2000 PGA Championship. This came after they had both shot −18 after all four rounds.
41) Who finished their career with more PGA Player of the Year Award wins, Jack Nicklaus or Ben Hogan.
Jack Nicklaus won 5 PGA Player of the Year Awards, which is more than Hogan, who only won it 4 times. Tiger Woods holds the record for most times winning the award at 11.
42) Who won 2 of the 4 majors in 2008?
Pádraig Harrington won 2 of the 4 majors in 2008. That includes the PGA Championship and the British Open.
43) Which golfer is known by the nickname, “The Great White Shark”?
Greg Norman’s nickname is “The Great White Shark”.
44) True Or False: The first major that Justin Rose won was the British Open.
This is false as the first major that Justin Rose won was the U.S Open in 2013. As of right now, this is the only major that he won in his career.
45) Mike Weir won the 2003 Masters to become the first Canadian to win a major. Who did he beat in a playoff to win the tournament?
Mike Weir defeated Len Mattiace in a playoff to win the 2003 Masters. This came after they had both finished −7 in the tournament.
46) Tiger Woods finished in second place at the 2005 U.S Open. Who won that tournament?
Michael Campbell won the 2005 U.S Open after beating Tiger Woods by two strokes. This is the only Major that Cambell has won in his career.
47) Rory McIlroy imploded during the final round of the Masters in 2011 after leading by four strokes. Who ended up winning?
The 2011 Masters was won by Charl Schwartzel with a score of -14. Rory McIlroy went into the final round up by four strokes but ended up imploding. He shot an 80 to finish 10 strokes under Schwartzel. This is definitely one of the biggest collapses in Major history.
48) True Or False: Sam Snead won an LPGA tour event during his career.
This is true as Snead won the Royal Poinciana Invitational in 1962. The format of the tournament was the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ and featured 14 LPGA players vs Snead. Snead ended up winning and as a result, he became the first and only man to win an official LPGA Tour event. This is probably my favorite piece of information on our golf quiz.
49) Tiger Woods dominated at the 2000 U.S. Open. How many strokes did he win the tournament by?
Tiger Woods won 2000 U.S. Open by fifteen strokes over Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez. As a result, this remains as the most dominant performance in any major.
50) What was the final Major that Jack Nicklaus won in his career (in 1986)?
Jack Nicklaus won the Masters in 1986 for his record 18 Major Title. This was also the 6th time in his career that Nicklaus had won the tournament.
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