OK, here is a bit of interest for you all up to The Masters.

I will set a Question at about 05.00pm on each of the next 9 evenings. Each day will have either 3, 4, or 5 answers. You get 1pt for a correct answer and 2pts for a wrong answer. You add up your points each day and end up with a score that equals PAR or worse. If any of you want to play a virtual Match-Play, feel free.

So here goes.

HOLE No 1  Par 4

TO REACH THE GREEN

Hessle GC in Hull and Moor Allerton GC in Leeds now play on new course's a number of miles from their origional home, but what is the main features on those old sites now?

PUTTING

Name the two players who lost Play-offs for The Open Championship in the 1970's.

Hessle Golf club was forced to move for the building of the Humber Bridge, so I would assume you are after Humber Bridge as the answer, David. Moor Allerton moved because it had outgrown itself but what is on the old land of the old course I have not got a clue.

I can remember watching Doug Sanders(With his taped up fingers) on the 18th at St.Andrews in 1970 needing a downhill left to right awkward three footer. He missed on the right and lost the play-off on the Monday to Jack Nicklaus.

I cannot think of who else played off in the 70's at the moment.

Was it Tom Watson 1975? still cannot think of who he played off against though. What a brain.

Doug Sanders and Jack Newton, the only fairway answer i can come up with is " Bridges"

Paul.

I'll get my coat..

Sorry Tim/captain. I'M JUST RELAYING EVERYTHING TIM TOLD ME

Think we should have a quiz with handicap categories. 

Scratch for JP

Cat 5 - for the likes of me

OK here are the answers for Hole 1.

The northern end of the Humber Bridge is now where Hessle GC was.

Houses have been built on most of the old Moor Allerton GC and the roads bare the names of Golf Courses, like Birkdale Drive, Gleneagles Road, Turnberry View, St Andrews Walk and Wentworth Avenue. Moor Allerton sold the course and from the proceeds built the 27 hole course & Clubhouse at Wyke. They also had a substantial amount of money left over, so a good move.

Doug Sanders lost to Jack Nicklaus in 1970 and Jack Newton lost to Tom Watson in 1975.

Now for

Hole No 2  Par 5

TO REACH THE GREEN

Apart from THE BELFRY, name the three courses in England where GB & I have WON the Ryder Cup?

PUTTING

The 1987 Ryder Cup saw the same two Captains come up against each other for a second time. Who were they?

Courses: Moortown, lindrick and i think the last one is southport & ainsdale.

Captain's Jack Nicklaus & Tony Jacklin...

I was 7 years old at the time.

Lindrick 1957, the other two must have been well before my time and I am an old bu**er.

Next one is very easy, the great Jack Nicklaus and our own Tony Jacklin.

David, does that mean i bogeyed the first hole then?

Paul,

Yes that was a 5 at the first. +1 after 1.

Sadly John is +2 having taken 6 because he couldn't remember Jack Newton's name.

I may be + 2 David, but at least I am not googling.

unfortunately i have to research anything before 1985 as i'm just a wee young lad. anything recent i use my noggin.

Don't worry John.

The way this Quiz works, you can't get some of the answers off a google search and there will be a chance to make double eagle(-4) on the 8th.

I may be + 2 David, but at least I am not googling

Shall i bow out to ageism then Santo?

Don't you dare do that, Paul, just that a quiz is no fun if one looks for the answers elsewhere.

Can we have questions set after 1988 so i have some chance of recalling them?

I got a six on the first and an eight on the second so currently five over. Unlike my normal game, my putting is red hot so far...

Right, here are the answers to Hole 2.

MOORTOWN (1929), SOUTHPORT & AINSDALE (1933) and LINDRICK (1957) are the English venues of Ryder Cup victories.

1987 saw Tony Jacklin & Jack Nicklaus captains for a second Match.

So heres todays.

Hole No 3  Par 3

TO REACH THE GREEN

Which is the only present Open Championship venue to start with a Par 3?

PUTTING

1951 saw The Open Championship played at this venue for its one and only time. Where is it and who won it?

Royal Portrush (Ireland) in 1951 with the winner being Max Faulkner, still racking my brains for the first question.

Of course, it is Royal Lytham & St.Annes, I could not get the first on the Berkshire (Blue) out of my head. That is also a par 3.

Google say's, Royal lytham & st.annes.

Portrush(1951) max faulkner the winner, i didnt just copy John i did my research

Well done, Paul, it is a very good way to, learn about the history of the game. Brian Barnes the somerset county player, professional and Ryder cup player married Max Faulkners daughter. I am a mine of useless information.

There was no British winner between Max and Tony, a long time.

Also, Tom Lehman,s victory in 1996 at Lytham was the first win by a US Professional there.

Here are the answers for Hole 3.

Royal Lytham & St Annes is the only Open venue to start with a Par 3. Incidentally, the fact it has back to back par 5's is also unique.

The 1951 Open was played in Ireland for the only time at Royal Portrush and was won by Max Faulkner.

Here is todays

Hole No 4  Par 4

TO REACH THE GREEN

You will love this one. Which American couple won four World Cups on the trot in the 1990's?

PUTTING

Tiger Woods won his first Open Championship by eight shots at St Andrews in 2000. But which two players finished tied for second?

Thats more like it, i dont need google for these.....

Fred Couples & Davis love III were the world cup winners,

Ernie Els & Thomas Bjorn were tied for second with Lehman and Toms tied for forth.

Here are the answers to hole 4. Did you see the clues?

You will love this one. Which American couple won four World Cups on the trot in the 1990's? The correct answer was Davis LOVE III and Fred COUPLES.

Then Ernie Els and Thomas Bjorn were equal 2nd to Tiger in 2000.

So here is todays.

Hole No 5  Par 4

TO REACH THE GREEN

Who and When?  This player shot 74-64-84-75 at Muirfield in The Open this year. He finished 14th in The Masters but missed the cuts in both The US Open and USPGA Championship. Who and When?

PUTTING

Two European golfers have a single Green Jacket from The Masters. Who are they?

Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam are the two single jacket winners from Europe.

No idea at all with the other question.

putting

i think its sandy lyle and ian woosnam

to the green

i think it was colin montgomerie in 2002

Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam are correct.

David, dare i question the stats as the closet i can find is 1929 Jonny Golden finished 13th at muirfield with rounds of 74-73-86-75.

I would have said the same as Darren: Lyle, Woosie and Monty.

My putting is steady but my long game sucks!

Monty never won a major! Closet he got was runner up in the open 2005.

Sorry Stuart you mean't Monty for the 14th place

Painfully aware he's never won a major Paul mate. Given up watching him now, it's like supporting the Scottish football team!

Would argue the closest he came was in the US when he underclubbed with that 7 iron at the last. Yeah, he came second in the 2005 Open, but he never really threatened Tiger.

I don't know why everyone knocks Monty, his record over many years would be the envy of most professionals. Just think of his consistency with winning all those Order of Merit titles. His fellow Scot, Paul Lawrie won a very fortunate open at Carnoustie and has achieved nothing like the amount of tournament wins as Monty.

Greg Norman was very unlucky with major wins don't forget, but he still ranks very high amongst the tour greats.

I think its because he comes across as a liitle arrogant at times, when he's most probably not.

I don't think the yanks rate him due to his lack of major's, but on the other fear him on the ryder cup stage.

Its a shame he never won a major, but like you say with all the order of merit title's and tour wins he can go onto the senior tour a happy man indeed, where he'll win every senior major going.

Questions like this are good because in order to Google Who did it? you need to know the Year and that is part of the question.

Colin Montgomerie 2002

That where i missed it, i was looking for 14th place final position, where monty actually finished 82nd in 2002 with 74-64-84-75.

I checked all muirfield's open back to the 1896 open but was only checking the final 50 places.

"note to self - pay more attention."

Well you all seem to have got yesterday's right. It was Colin Montgomerie in 2002 and it would have cost the Bookies a fortune if he had shot either 64,74 or 84 in the final round.

Our European guys who have a single Green Jacket are Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam. Seve, Langer, Olly & Faldo are all multi-winners.

So here is todays

Hole No 6  Par 4

TO REACH THE GREEN

The RYDER CUP and The SOLHEIM CUP are for Professionals, as The ________________ and The________________ are for Amateurs?

PUTTING

THE POSTAGE STAMP and THE RAILWAY are holes that can be found at Royal Troon, but which ones are they?

Walker and Curtis Cups

Short 8th is the Postage Stamp and the 11th is The Railway as the hole runs alongside it.

Had the pleasure of playing this course many moons ago and would love to go back, but the green fee now is rather exhorbitant.

you beat me to it again John, i need to defrag my hard drive as its running slow.

The walker cup and curtis cup i knew those. i also knew the postage stamp was the par3 8th, but google the railroad to find it was the par 4 11th. 

Yesterdays answers 

Hole No 6  Par 4

TO REACH THE GREEN

The RYDER CUP and The SOLHEIM CUP are for Professionals, as The WALKER CUP and The CURTIS CUP are for Amateurs?

PUTTING

THE POSTAGE STAMP and THE RAILWAY are holes that can be found at Royal Troon, but which ones are they?

They are the 8th and 11th.

So here is todays

Hole No 7  Par 3

TO REACH THE GREEN

In the 1981 Ryder Cup at Walton Heath, Jack Nicklaus & Tom Watson teamed together to win 4&3, 3&2 and 3&2 but had differing results in the Singles. Nicklaus beat Eamon Darcy 5&3 but Watson lost 4&3 to who?

PUTTING

In Tigers only Walker Cup appearance at Royal Porthcawl in 1995 he lost two and won two of his matches. Who did he lose to in the First Day Singles and which other future Major Champion played that year?

TO REACH THE GREEN

Tom Watson lost to Howard Clark

PUTTING

Tiger lost to Gary Wostenholme and a guess of Padraig Harrington as the major winner.

JP should have an imposed 3 hours delay to let us all stand a chance.  I knew the Gary Wostenholme one

Sorry Darren. I will retire gracefully.

I think I've missed the cut ,only got 1 so far......the Green Jackets.

Howard Clark to get to the green.

Gary Wostenholme beat Tiger( He's jurned pro at the age of 48, after 25 years on the amatuer circuit) Padraig Harrington is the other answer.

It would have been quicker to say: i second JP'S answers.

We are always learning.

What I should have done was put the Questions on one Thread and the answers on another.

Your knowledge is pretty extensive, David, considering the questions you are asking us to try and remember.

I sit with a Golfing Bible next to my computer.

THE GOLFERS HANDBOOK or up till about 1990 "The Red Book of Facts & Figures".

Sorry but its not ALL in my head.

Here are the answers to Hole No 7.

Tom Watson lost to Howard Clark.

Tiger lost 1down to Gary Wolstenholme in the First Day Singles but got revenge on the Final Day beating him 4&3. Padraig Harrington was the other future Major winner who played in that Walker Cup Match.

Here's todays

Hole 8 Par 4

This is a Bonus Hole.

In the following statement Four facts are incorrect. Find them and score a Point. If you can then put in the correct fact, you take that point away so you can actually score Zero on this hole.

So here goes, it is all about Bobby Jones and The Masters.

Bobby Jones, born in 1902, is the man acknowledged as The Founder of The Masters. It was his idea to have an invitational Tournament where all the worlds best players met each year and when he retired from competitive golf after his 1930 Grand-Slam he set about the task.

He purchased an Indigo Plantation in Augusta, Georgia and obtained the services of the well known Scot, Dr Alister MacKenzie to design the course. They based the design of what was to become Augusta National on the same concept as the Old Course at St. Andrews, wide open Fairways and tricky Greens. It opened for play in January 1933 and the first Tournament took place a year later. MacKenzie didn’t see how his design stood up as sadly he died in January 1934 at his California home.

Herbert Smith won the first Masters with a score of 284 and American golfers won every year until Gary Player came along in 1961 and won the first of his 4 Green Jackets.

Jones died in 1971 after suffering from Syringomyelia for many years and if you would like to read more about him, get his Book called "A good walk spoiled", it is both an Autobiography and Instructional.

1, in the third statement it was horton smith that won the first master or "augusta invitational tournament"

2,in the last statement the book a good walk spoiled was a quote from mark twain and the book was written by John Feinstein about the life of tour pro's

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3. gary player has only won 3 masters green jackets

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4. mckenzie was not a scot he was english, he was born in wakefield in yorkshire

and to get all those answers it took alot of searching various sites

Bobby Jones, born in 1902,  and Clifford Roberts are the men acknowledged as The Founder of The Masters. It was theirs idea to have an invitational Tournament where all the worlds best players met each year and when he retired from competitive golf after his 1930 Grand-Slam he set about the task.

He purchased Fruitlands Nursery an Indigo Plantation in Augusta, Georgia and obtained the services of the well known Scot, Dr Alister MacKenzie to design the course. They based the design of what was to become Augusta National on the same concept as the Old Course at St. Andrews, wide open Fairways and tricky Greens. It opened for play in December 1932 and the first Tournament took place a year later. MacKenzie didn’t see how his design stood up as sadly he died in January 1934 at his California home.

Horton Smith won the first Masters with a score of 284 and American golfers won every year until Gary Player came along in 1961 and won the first of his 4 Green Jackets.

Jones died in 1971 after suffering from Syringomyelia for many years and if you would like to read more about him, get John Fernsteins Book called "A good walk spoiled", it is both an Autobiography and Instructional.

Here are yesterday answers.

Bobby Jones, born in 1902, is the man acknowledged as The Founder of The Masters. It was his idea to have an invitational Tournament where all the worlds best players met each year and when he retired from competitive golf after his 1930 Grand-Slam he set about the task.

He purchased an Indigo Plantation in Augusta, Georgia and obtained the services of the well known Scot, Dr Alister MacKenzie to design the course. They based the design of what was to become Augusta National on the same concept as the Old Course at St. Andrews, wide open Fairways and tricky Greens. It opened for play in January 1933 and the first Tournament took place a year later. MacKenzie didn’t see how his design stood up as sadly he died in January 1934 at his California home.

Herbert Smith won the first Masters with a score of 284 and American golfers won every year until Gary Player came along in 1961 and won the first of his 4 Green Jackets.

Jones died in 1971 after suffering from Syringomyelia for many years and if you would like to read more about him, get his Book called "A good walk spoiled", it is both an Autobiography and Instructional.

OK. I put a lot of figures in there and most were correct. Here are the correct Facts.

1. Dr Alister MacKenzie is actually a Yorkshireman, born in Wakefield and a Founder Member and past Honoury Secretary of Alwoodley GC in Leeds.

2. It was HORTON Smith and not Herbert.

3. Gary Player only won 3 Green jackets

4. Bobby Jones book was called "DOWN THE FAIRWAY"

OK, so we reach the final hole

Hole No 9  Par 4

TO REACH THE GREEN

What Ryder Cup record have the following got,   John GARNER (1973), Jack HARGREAVES (1951) and Eric GREEN (1947)?

Which Spanish Golfer is 52yrs old today?

PUTTING

2010 sees the Ryder Cup go to Wales for the first time, then in 2014 it goes to Scotland. Before the K-Club the "Home" venue had only left England twice before. Where did it go?

to reach the green,

They all hold the record for the most number of times picked but did not play.

Seve is 52 today.

Putting.

Valderamma and muirfield.

OK here are the answers to yesterdays

All three players got picked for the Ryder Cup that year but didn't play a Match. John Garner got a Captains Pick in 1973 which made it even stranger that he didn't play a Match.

And of course Seve was 52 yesterday.

Muirfield (1973) & Valdaramma (1997) were the two venues outside England.

I hope you enjoyed it and I don't think anyone shot a 31?

I'll do a Multi Choice one next time.