50 Golf Quiz Questions and Answers

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How much do you know about golf? It’s time to test your knowledge with these amazing golf quiz questions!

Golf is one of the most famous sports in the world.

It originated in Scotland, in the beautiful town of St Andrews (which is also where Kate and William met by the way) and has become one of the most practiced and watched sports in the world.

In this quiz, you will find 5 rounds of golf trivia questions as well as true or false and multiple choice.

We will test your knowledge of all things related to golf including famous players, history and more.

Round 1: Easy Golf Trivia Questions

1. What is the name of the score that predetermines the ideal number of strokes for each golf hole?
2. What is the name of the section of a golf course where the flag and the actual golf hole is located?
3. What do you call the part of a golf hole where the player begins and makes his first stroke?
4. What is the name of the main instrument that a golfer uses to strike a golf ball?
5. What is the name of the main organiser of professional golf tournaments in the United States?
6. What do you call the long-distance shot from the tee in Golf?
7. Who was the winner of the 2022 Masters Tournament?
8. Who was the winner of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open?
9. What is the nationality of golfer Rory McIlroy?
10. What is the Golf Tournament where the winner is awarded with a Green Jacket?

Round 1: Easy Golf Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What is the name of the score that predetermines the ideal number of strokes for each golf hole? Par
2. What is the name of the section of a golf course where the flag and the actual golf hole is located? Green
3. What do you call the part of a golf hole where the player begins and makes his first stroke? Tee
4. What is the name of the main instrument that a golfer uses to strike a golf ball? A Golf Club
5. What is the name of the main organiser of professional golf tournaments in the United States? The PGA Tour
6. What do you call the long-distance shot from the tee in Golf? A Drive
7. Who was the winner of the 2022 Masters Tournament?? Scottie Scheffler
8. Who was the winner of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open? Minjee Lee
9. What is the nationality of golfer Rory McIlroy? British (Northern Irish)
10. What is the Golf Tournament where the winner is awarded with a Green Jacket? The Masters

Round 2: Golf Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many holes are there in a standard round of golf?
   1. 12
   2. 6
   3. 32
   4. 18
2. In what year was the Professional Golfers’ Association of America founded?
   1. 1946
   2. 1916
   3. 1926
   4. 1876
3. How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first major tournament?
   1. 18
   2. 21
   3. 24
   4. 25
4. Which of these golfers wasn’t a member of the Big Three who dominated and popularised golf during the 1960s?
   1. Gary Player
   2. Jack Nicklau
   3. Arnold Palmer
   4. Sam Snead
5. Which Iron Golf Club has the longest range or is sometimes called the driving iron?
   1. 1 Iron
   2. 3 Iron
   3. 5 Iron
   4. 9 Iron
6. Which of these isn’t a movie about golf?
   1. Caddyshack
   2. Remember the Titans
   3. The Legend of Bagger Vance
   4. The Greatest Game Ever Played
7. How much prize money went to the winner of this year’s(2022) Masters Tournament?
   1. $1 Million
   2. $2.7 Million
   3. $5 Million
   4. $7.7 Million
8. In what year was the British Open first held?
   1. 1900
   2. 1919
   3. 1860
   4. 1910
9. What is the diameter of a golf hole?
   1. 3 Inches
   2. 3.5 inches
   3. 4.25 inches
   4. 5 inches
10. How many strokes under par is a birdie?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 3
    4. 4

Round 2: Golf Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1. How many holes are there in a standard round of golf? 18
2. In what year was the Professional Golfers’ Association of America founded? 1916
3. How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first major tournament? 21
4. Which of these golfers wasn’t a member of the Big Three who dominated and popularised golf during the 1960s? Sam Snead
5. Which Iron Golf Club has the longest range or is sometimes called the driving iron? 1 Iron
6. Which of these isn’t a movie about golf? Remember the Titans
7. How much prize money went to the winner of this year’s(2022) Masters Tournament? $2.7 Million
8. In what year was the British Open first held? 1860
9. What is the diameter of a golf hole? 4.25 inches
10. How many strokes under par is a birdie? 1

Round 3: Golf Quiz – True or False

1. Tiger Woods was 11-years-old when he made his first hole in one.
2. In Men’s Golf, a 150-yard golf hole would be rated as a Par 5.
3. Golf is the only sport ever played on the Moon.
4. The maximum weight of a golf ball should be 1.62 ounces.
5. Tiger Woods holds the record number of major championships won at 18.
6. A Golf Ball will travel further during warmer weather.
7. Phil Mickelson is right-handed but plays golf with his left.
8. Golf was first played during the Middle Ages.
9. Tiger Woods holds the record for spending the most number of weeks as the No.1 ranked golfer in the world with a total of 683 weeks.
10. A Golfer is only allowed to carry 18 golf clubs in his bag while playing golf.

Round 3: Golf Quiz Answers – True or False

1. Tiger Woods was 11-years-old when he made his first hole in one. False, he was six
2. In Men’s Golf, a 150-yard golf hole would be rated as a Par 5. False, it will be a Par 3, which is set for holes up to 260 yards.
3. Golf is the only sport ever played on the Moon. True, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard played golf while walking on the moon in 1971, and hit a golf ball that went for miles.
4. The maximum weight of a golf ball should be 1.62 ounces. True
5. Tiger Woods holds the record number of major championships won at 18. False, it’s Jack Nicklaus who holds the record of 18 major championships won, Tiger Woods only has 15.
6. A Golf Ball will travel further during warmer weather. True
7. Phil Mickelson is right-handed but plays golf with his left. True
8. Golf was first played during the Middle Ages. True
9. Tiger Woods holds the record for spending the most number of weeks as the No.1 ranked golfer in the world with a total of 683 weeks. True
10. A Golfer is only allowed to carry 18 golf clubs in his bag while playing golf. False, He is only allowed 14 clubs.

Round 4: Medium Golf Trivia Questions

1. In which country was Golf invented?
2. Which British golfer won the gold medal for Men’s Golf at the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics?
3. The Masters Tournament is always held in which golf course?
4. What is the name of the Men’s Golf Tournament held every 2 years, which puts US Golfers in competition against European Golfers?
5. What is the name of the men’s golf tournament first played in 2007, that introduced a playoff system which determines the season’s champion?
6. What Golf Course is known as the Home of Golf?
7. What is the person who carries a golfer’s golf bag and gives him advice is called?
8. What do you call the hole score, which is 2 strokes under Par?
9. By how many strokes ahead of the field did Tiger Woods win the 1997 Masters?
10. How many strokes is the penalty when the golfer hits a ball into a water hazard?

Round 4: Medium Golf Trivia Questions and Answers

1. In which country was Golf invented? Scotland
2. Which British golfer won the gold medal for Men’s Golf at the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics? Justin Rose
3. The Masters Tournament is always held in which golf course? Augusta National Golf Club
4. What is the name of the Men’s Golf Tournament held every 2 years, which puts US Golfers in competition against European Golfers? The Ryder Cup
5. What is the name of the men’s golf tournament first played in 2007, that introduced a playoff system which determines the season’s champion? FedEX Cup
6. What Golf Course is known as the Home of Golf? St Andrews Links in Scotland
7. What is the person who carries a golfer’s golf bag and gives him advice is called? A Caddy
8. What do you call the hole score, which is 2 strokes under Par? An Eagle
9. By how many strokes ahead of the field did Tiger Woods win the 1997 Masters? 12 strokes
10. How many strokes is the penalty when the golfer hits a ball into a water hazard? One

Round 5: Hard Golf Trivia Questions

1. Besides George H.W. Bush, who is the only other US President who is a member of the Golf Hall of Fame?
2. What was the movie that featured comedian Adam Sandler as an aspiring Ice Hockey player but who uses his slapshot skills to play golf instead so that he can earn money to pay for his grandmother’s house?
3. Who was the first ever winner of the FedEX Cup?
4. What is the name of the prestigious Golf Club in Southern Spain and which used to host the now defunct Volvo Masters?
5. What is the oldest golf course in Asia?
6. Who was the first American to win the British Open?
7. Who was the female golfer who was the first to win 1 million dollars during a single season?
8. Who was the youngest player to ever play in the PGA Tour when he played at the 1937 Chicago Open at the age of 11-years old?
9. Before its reintroduction at the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, when was golf last played at the Summer Olympics?
10. Former world number one Greg Norman is from which country?

Round 5: Hard Golf Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Besides George H.W. Bush, who is the only other US President who is a member of the Golf Hall of Fame? Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. What was the movie that featured comedian Adam Sandler as an aspiring Ice Hockey player but who uses his slapshot skills to play golf instead so that he can earn money to pay for his grandmother’s house? Happy Gilmore
3. Who was the first ever winner of the FedEX Cup? Tiger Woods
4. What is the name of the prestigious Golf Club in Southern Spain and which used to host the now defunct Volvo Masters? Valderrama Golf Club
5. What is the oldest golf course in Asia? Jorhat Gymkhana Club
6. Who was the first American to win the British Open? Walter Hagen
7. Who was the female golfer who was the first to win 1 million dollars during a single season? Karrie Webb 
8. Who was the youngest player to ever play in the PGA Tour when he played at the 1937 Chicago Open at the age of 11-years old? Don Dunkelberger
9. Before its reintroduction at the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, when was golf last played at the Summer Olympics? 1904 
10. Former world number one Greg Norman is from which country? Australia

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