191+ Best Golf Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Approximately how many dimples are on a standard golf ball?

Answer: 300 - 400

Question: How many dimples are on a golf ball?

Answer: It varies

Question: How many holes are there in a standard PGA golf course?

Answer: 18

Question: How many holes might one find on a typical golf course?

Answer: 18

Question: How many rounds must a golfer have played to be eligible for a handicap?

Answer: 5

Question: How many points does a birdie earn in golf's Stableford scoring system?

Answer: 2

Question: How many tournaments are played to determine the season winner on the PGA Tour?

Answer: 4

Question: How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first Masters title?

Answer: 21

Question: How wide is a regulation golf hole cup?

Answer: 4 and 1/4 inches

Question: The first 18 hole golf course in the USA was developed in which state?

Answer: Illinois

Question: The US Masters was first played in which year?

Answer: 1934

Question: TPC Sawgrass lies in which US state?

Answer: Florida

Question: Treasure Island is the opening hole at which Golf Course?

Answer: Spyglass Hill

Question: Using pink and orange balls on white 'greens', where are the annual World Ice Golf Championships held?

Answer: Greenland

Question: Which of these is a famous golfer?

Answer: Rory McIlroy

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 1994?

Answer: Steve Jones

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2010?

Answer: Webb Simpson

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2005?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Which of these is a famous golf match play tournament?

Answer: Ryder Cup

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2007?

Answer: Webb Simpson

Question: What is the name for the number of shots a golfer should take to complete a hole?

Answer: Par

Question: Who won the US Open in 1991 and 1999 as well as making 5 Ryder Cup apperances?

Answer: Payne Stewart

Question: What is awarded to the winner of the US Masters?

Answer: Green Jacket

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2003?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Which of these is the name of a famous golfer?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2011?

Answer: Webb Simpson

Question: How many holes are there in a standard PGA golf course?

Answer: 18

Question: What does the 'P' in PGA stand for?

Answer: Professional

Question: What does the 'G' in PGA stand for?

Answer: Golfers

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 1995?

Answer: Steve Jones

Question: What does the 'A' in PGA stand for?

Answer: Association

Question: In how many Ryder Cups did Lee Trevino play?

Answer: 6

Question: In the abbreviation TPC, what does the 'T' stand for?

Answer: Tournament

Question: In what decade was the first Walker Cup held?

Answer: 1920s

Question: In what year did Tiger Woods win his first US Masters title?

Answer: 1997

Question: In what year was Nick Faldo named PGA Tour Player of the Year?

Answer: 1990

Question: In which century is golf believed to have originated?

Answer: 15th

Question: In which city was Phil Mickelson born?

Answer: San Diego

Question: In which month is the US Masters always played?

Answer: April

Question: In which state is the Western Open golf tournament held?

Answer: Illinois

Question: In which state was Arnold Palmer born?

Answer: Pennsylvania

Question: In which state was Tiger Woods born?

Answer: California

Question: In which year did Jim Furyk win the U.S. Open?

Answer: 2003

Question: In which year did Tiger Woods miss the cut for the first time as a pro in one of golf's Majors?

Answer: 2006

Question: In which year was the first of the 'PGA Tour' series of golf games released?

Answer: 1990

Question: In which year were spectators at both the US Open and the US PGA killed by lightning?

Answer: 1991

Question: Jack Nicklaus created a golf course named after which one in Britain?

Answer: Muirfield

Question: Lee Elder became the first what to play at the US Masters?

Answer: African American

Question: Soren Hansen, who has played at the Golf World Cup 8 times, is from which country?

Answer: Denmark

Question: What did John Daly number the new iron he began teeing off with in 1996, because it had virtually no loft?

Answer: 0

Question: What tournament did Arnold Palmer say he would play in as long as he could walk?

Answer: The Masters

Question: What year did Augusta National open?

Answer: 1932

Question: What's the maximum amount of clubs a PGA golfer can have at a tournament?

Answer: 14

Question: Where is golfer Ernie Els from?

Answer: South Africa

Question: Where was the 2012 PGA Championship held?

Answer: Kiawah Island

Question: Which magazine is the oldest golf publication in the United States?

Answer: Golf World

Question: Which major tournament has Arnold Palmer NOT won?

Answer: PGA Championship

Question: Which player won the British Open in 1912 and the U.S. Open in 1920?

Answer: Ted Ray

Question: Which singing star's son won an amateur championship and played pro golf?

Answer: Bing Crosby

Question: Which South African golfer has designed 350 golf courses around the world and been featured on a postage stamp?

Answer: Gary Player

Question: Which sportswear manufacturer is Tiger Woods' major sponsor?

Answer: Nike

Question: Who assesses penalties in professional golf?

Answer: The golfer himself

Question: Who coined the term 'caddy'?

Answer: Mary Queen of Scots

Question: Which golfer has the nickname Long John?

Answer: John Daly

Question: Which golfer has the nickname 'Mr. September'?

Answer: Steve Stricker

Question: Which golfer has won the most major tournaments?

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Question: Which golfer helped design courses such as Carnoustie, Prestwick and Muirfield?

Answer: Old Tom Morris

Question: Which golfer in 1996 qualified through the sectional qualifying then won the U.S. Open?

Answer: Steve Jones

Question: Which golfer is nicknamed 'Boom Boom'?

Answer: Fred Couples

Question: Which golfer lends his name to a grip on a club which is common amongst pros?

Answer: Harry Vardon

Question: Which golfer ranked No. 396 in the world when he won the 2003 British Open?

Answer: Ben Curtis

Question: Which golfer was also a star athlete in football and baseball at the college level?

Answer: Hale Irwin

Question: Which golfer was famed for wearing a straw hat?

Answer: Sam Snead

Question: Which golfer won his first Champions Tour event in February 2012?

Answer: Corey Pavin

Question: Which golfer won the first of his three Masters titles in 1940?

Answer: Jimmy Demaret

Question: Which golfer's real first name is Eldrick?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Which Irish golfer has won The Open Championship in two consecutive years?

Answer: Padraig Harrington

Question: Which major winning golfer has a grandson who has played on the PGA Tour?

Answer: Tommy Armour

Question: Which player is third in the table of the number of major championships won?

Answer: Walter Hagen

Question: Which player won the British Open in 1912 and the U.S. Open in 1920?

Answer: Ted Ray

Question: Which player's U.S. Open victory inspired the film 'The Greatest Game Ever Played'?

Answer: Francis Ouimet

Question: Which Swedish pro golfer won his 5th tournament on the European Tour in 2012?

Answer: Peter Hanson

Question: Which was the first major that Tiger Woods won in 1997?

Answer: Masters

Question: Who became the oldest player to make the cut in a major at the PGA in 1979?

Answer: Sam Snead

Question: Who became the oldest player to play the Masters at the age of 58 in 1952?

Answer: Tommy Jacobs

Question: Who described his place in golf history as 'Not as good as a few but better than most. Let's just put it that way'?

Answer: Tom Watson

Question: Who earned his first PGA Tour win at the Las Vegas Invitational in 1996?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Who held No. 1 ranking in the 1990s and posted 5 straight Top 5 finishes without winning?

Answer: Tom Lehman

Question: Who hosted the 2011 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open PGA tournament?

Answer: Justin Timberlake

Question: Who is often hailed as the greatest golfer never to win a Major?

Answer: Colin Montgomerie

Question: Who was the first man to win a million dollars in a PGA Tour season?

Answer: Curtis Strange

Question: Who was the first person to hit a hole-in-one par 4 in a PGA tournament?

Answer: Andrew Magee

Question: Who was the first player to win the British Open?

Answer: Willie Park, Sr.

Question: Who was the money leader of the 2012 PGA Tour?

Answer: Rory McIlroy

Question: Who won golf's World Match Play Championship in May 2013?

Answer: Graeme McDowell

Question: Who won the 2012 PGA Championship by 8 strokes?

Answer: Rory McIlroy

Question: Who won the 2012 PGA Tour Championship at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta?

Answer: Brandt Snedeker

Question: Who won the 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational?

Answer: Keegan Bradley

Question: Who won the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions?

Answer: Ian Poulter

Question: Who won the 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship?

Answer: Matt Kuchar

Question: Who won the 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Who won the PGA Player of the Year Award in 2012?

Answer: Rory McIlroy

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 1991?

Answer: Hale Irwin

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 1992?

Answer: Hale Irwin

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 1994?

Answer: Steve Jones

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 1995?

Answer: Steve Jones

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2003?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2005?

Answer: Tiger Woods

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2007?

Answer: Webb Simpson

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2010?

Answer: Webb Simpson

Question: Who won the US Golf Open in 2011?

Answer: Webb Simpson

Question: Who won the US Open in 1991 and 1999 as well as making 5 Ryder Cup appearances?

Answer: Payne Stewart

Question: Who won the World Cup of Golf with Seve Ballesteros when it was held in Manila?

Answer: Antonio Garrido

Question: Whose figure adorns the top of the Ryder Cup trophy?

Answer: Abe Mitchell

Question: Whose hole-in-one was the first to be televised?

Answer: Tony Jacklin

Question: Whose record winning margin in the U.S. Open was broken by Tiger Woods in 2000?

Answer: Jim Barnes

Question: With which sportswear brand did Rory McIlroy sign a 10-year deal in 2013?

Answer: Nike

Question: What two golfers led the PGA in earnings three seasons each in the 1960s?

Answer: Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer

Question: What is the women's equivalent of the PGA Tour?

Answer: LPGA Tour

Question: What is the name of the women's tournament which pitches Europe against USA?

Answer: Solheim Cup

Question: What is the surname of the Italian brothers that both play on the European Tour?

Answer: Molinari

Question: What nationality is European Ryder Cup golfer Sergio Garcia?

Answer: Spanish

Question: What nationality is former World Number One golfer Martin Kaymer?

Answer: Germany

Question: What nationality is golfer Padraig Harrington?

Answer: Irish

Question: What's the nationality of golfer Morgan Pressel who won her first major in 2007 aged just 18?

Answer: American

Question: Where was former World Number One Nick Price born?

Answer: South Africa

Question: Where was three-time Major winner Vijay Singh born?

Answer: Fiji

Question: Which 43 years old became the oldest U.S. Open champion in 1986?

Answer: Gary Player

Question: Which American golfer invented the modern sand wedge?

Answer: Gene Sarazen

Question: Which Australian golfer won the British Open five times?

Answer: Peter Thomson

Question: Which English golfer also has his own clothing label?

Answer: Ian Poulter

Question: Which European player won The Masters in 1994 and 1999?

Answer: Jose Maria Olazabal

Question: Which female golfer has won a record eight Player of the Year awards?

Answer: Annika Sorenstam

Question: Which first name is shared by US golfers Streelman and Sutherland?

Answer: Kevin

Question: Which golfer gave all his 2011 Tour earnings to the Japan earthquake relief effort?

Answer: Ryo Ishikawa

Question: What is the name of the women's tournament which pitches Europe against USA?

Answer: Solheim Cup

Question: What is the surname of the Italian brothers that both play on the European Tour?

Answer: Molinari

Question: What nationality is European Ryder Cup golfer Sergio Garcia?

Answer: Spanish

Question: What nationality is former World Number One golfer Martin Kaymer?

Answer: Germany

Question: What nationality is golfer Padraig Harrington?

Answer: Irish

Question: What's the nationality of golfer Morgan Pressel who won her first major in 2007 aged just 18?

Answer: American

Question: What's the only Grand Slam event Lee Trevino never won?

Answer: The Masters

Question: When was golf first included in the Olympics?

Answer: 1900

Question: When was the first PGA Championship held?

Answer: 1916

Question: When was the Ryder Cup first contested?

Answer: 1927

Question: As of 2011, Tiger Woods has won how many British Open titles?

Answer: 3

Question: How many Major Championships did Seve Ballesteros win?

Answer: 5

Question: How many times did Arnold Palmer win the Masters in his career?

Answer: 4

Question: How many times did Tom Watson win the British Open?

Answer: Five

Question: This golfer won the 1987 British Open by making 18 pars in the final round?

Answer: Nick Faldo

Question: The Lexus Cup pitches players from which continent against the rest of the world?

Answer: Asia

Question: The Walker Cup is named after an ancestor of which former US president?

Answer: George Bush

Question: What did Jerry Pate jump into when celebrating his victory at TPC at Sawgrass?

Answer: Lake

Question: What golfer bid a tearful farewell to fans after playing his last U.S. Open, in 1994?

Answer: Arnold Palmer

Question: What golfer ended nine years of final-round frustration by winning the 1996 Memorial Tournament?

Answer: Tom Watson

Question: What golfer had played 87 straight Grand Slam tournaments until a shoulder injury forced him to miss the 1996 British Open?

Answer: Tom Watson

Question: What golfer won nine tournaments during her 1978 rookie year on the LPGA Tour?

Answer: Nancy Lopez

Question: From hitting the ball, how long does a player have to find it before it is deemed to be 'lost'?

Answer: 5 minutes

Question: In 1968, who was the first to shoot in the 60s in all 4 rounds of a U.S. Open?

Answer: Lee Trevino

Question: In 1976, which nineteen-year old tied for second place in the British Open?

Answer: Seve Ballesteros

Question: In 2008, who became only the second ever European to win the PGA Player of the Year award?

Answer: Padraig Harrington

Question: In golf, how many strokes over par is a 'buzzard'?

Answer: 2

Question: In golf, how many under par is an Eagle?

Answer: 2

Question: Where was the 2012 Ryder Cup held?

Answer: Medinah

Question: Which flamboyant golfer is known to eat volcanic dust?

Answer: Jesper Parnevik

Question: What club did Bobby Jones hire to build Augusta National?

Answer: Alister Mackenzie

Question: What is the name of the oldest golf course in the world's home country?

Answer: Scotland

Question: At which British Open golf venue would you have to cross the Barry Burn?

Answer: Carnoustie

Question: At which golf course was the British Open first played in 1860?

Answer: Prestwick

Question: Golfers play with woods and what?

Answer: Irons

Question: How long is the terrifying 7th hole at Pebble Beach, where an overhit tee shot means you're in the Pacific Ocean?

Answer: 106 yards

Question: In golf, what does a stimpmeter measure?

Answer: Speed of greens

Question: In golf, what is a breakaway?

Answer: A ball designed to shatter

Question: In golf, what is a piece of turf accidentally sliced from the turf called?

Answer: Divot

Question: In golf, what is a shot that misses the ball called?

Answer: Air shot

Question: In golf, what is a 'wedge'?

Answer: A club

Question: In golf, what is another word for a sand trap?

Answer: Bunker

Question: In golf, what is the penalty for a lost ball?

Answer: One stroke

Question: In golf, what is the penalty for playing with your opponent's ball?

Answer: Two strokes

Question: What color shirt does Tiger Woods wear during the final round of a tournament?

Answer: Red

Question: What is the name for the number of shots a golfer should take to complete a hole?

Answer: Par

Question: What is the term for a high shot usually hit over hazards?

Answer: Flop

Question: What is the term for a low shot usually hit out of trees?

Answer: Punch

Question: What is the term for when the club hits the ground before the ball?

Answer: Chunk

Question: What is the term for a 'free shot' in golf?

Answer: Mulligan

Question: What designates what a skilled golfer will likely shoot on a hole?

Answer: Par

Question: What did John Daly number the new iron he began teeing off with in 1996, because it had virtually no loft?

Answer: 0

Question: What does the 'A' in PGA stand for?

Answer: Association

Question: What does the 'G' in PGA stand for?

Answer: Golfers

Question: What does the 'P' in PGA stand for?

Answer: Professional

Question: What happens when a player moves a ball in match play?

Answer: Loses the hole

Question: What is another name for a hole in one?

Answer: Ace

Question: What is awarded to the winner of the US Masters?

Answer: Green Jacket

Question: What is Jack Nicklaus' nickname?

Answer: The Golden Bear

Question: What is one stroke over for a hole?

Answer: Bogey

Question: What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer can carry?

Answer: Fourteen

Question: Which resort has a golf course designed by Colin Mongtomerie?

Answer: Celtic Manor

Question: Which shot is used for long distance off a tee?

Answer: Drive

Question: Which shot is used for long to mid-distance shots?

Answer: Approach

Question: Which British golf course has a hole called 'Postage Stamp'?

Answer: Royal Troon

Question: Which club is usually used on the green?

Answer: Putter