PGA Championship ’18: Trivia quiz tests knowledge
How well do you know PGA Championship history? Try this:
1. This is the 100th edition of the PGA Championship. Who won the first one?
a.) Hugh Campbell b.) Jim Barnes c.) Jock Hutchison
2. What is the name of the PGA Championship trophy?
a.) Wanamaker Trophy b.) Hagen Cup c.) Havemeyer Trophy
3. Who won the last PGA Championship at Bellerive?
a.) Jack Nicklaus b.) Nick Faldo c.) Nick Price
4. Who was the last PGA champion who did not defend his title?
a.) Payne Stewart b.) Tiger Woods c.) Paul Azinger
5. Who shot 63 in the final round of the PGA Championship to earn a spot on the 1995 Ryder Cup team?
a.) Brad Faxon b.) Jeff Maggert c.) Jay Haas
6. The largest comeback in the final round to win the PGA Championship was seven shots. Who holds this record?
a.) Mark Brooks b.) John Mahaffey c.) Vijay Singh
7. Who is the youngest player to win the PGA Championship?
a.) Tiger Woods b.) John Mcdermott c.) Gene Sarazen
8. Whom did Tiger Woods beat in a playoff at Valhalla to end 2000 with three straight majors?
a.) Tommy Tolles b.) Bob May c.) Franklin Langham
9. The first major decided by a sudden-death playoff was the 1977 PGA Championship. Who won?
a.) Dave Stockton b.) Gene Littler c.) Lanny Wadkins
10. Since the world ranking began in 1986, the lowest-ranked player to win the PGA Championship was No. 169 in the world. Who was he?
a.) Shaun Micheel b.) John Daly c.) Y.E. Yang
11. Who is the oldest winner of the PGA Championship?
a.) Hale Irwin b.) Julius Boros c.) Jerry Barber
12. Jack Nicklaus broke the record for most majors in the 1973 PGA Championship in his native Ohio. Where was it played?
a.) Inverness b.) Canterbury c.) Firestone
13. Who won the PGA Championship in his first appearance in a major?
a.) Tom Creavy b.) John Daly c.) Keegan Bradley
14. Which player won by eight shots to set the PGA Championship record?
a.) Rory Mcilroy b.) Gary Player c.) Raymond Floyd
15. Who is the last wire-to-wire winner (no ties) of the PGA Championship?
a.) Nick Price b.) Larry Nelson c.) Hal Sutton
Answers
1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. b; 5. a; 6. b; 7. c; 8. b; 9. c; 10. a; 11. b; 12. b; 13. c; 14. a;15.c