Golf 118539

Golf 118539 is a selection of 10 questions. Golf 118539 is the filename to differentiate it from other Sport and Leisure quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer is allowed in their bag for a round of golf?
A   14 – as stated by both the R&A (The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews) and the USGA

2   Which world-famous golf resort is at Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield in Warwickshire?
A   Belfry

3   In golf, what term means a score of one stroke under par for the hole?
A   Birdie

4   At which venue do golfers encounter ‘The Valley of Sin’?
A   St Andrews (visible from the 18th green)

5   What does the diameter of a golf hole measure in inches?
A   4¼ inches (they have been this size since 1891)

6   What is the nineteenth hole of a golf course?
A   The bar of the clubhouse

7   What number hole is usually the first hole on the inward half of a round of golf?
A   10th – The first 9 holes of golf are commonly referred to as the “front nine” or the “outward nine”.

8   Which Ryder Cup golfer founded IJP Design, the golf clothing company?
A   Ian Poulter

9   Who in 2013 became the first Australian golfer to win the US Masters?
A   Adam Scott – it was also Scott’s first major championship

10   What is a Mulligan in the Game of Golf?
A   Free shot (simply a second chance shot when a golfer has hit a poor tee shot that they would rather forget. During an informal and friendly game of golf, there is no penalty for performing one. A handicap, however, is completely different.)