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101st U.S. Open Trivia Quiz
   Forward Tees (1 point)  
1.  Who is the oldest player to win the U.S. Open? 
2.  Who was the last European to win the U.S. Open? 
3.  Name the only player to win the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open. 
4.  Which player won or was runner-up eight times in a nine-year period? 
5.  Who won the last time the U.S. Open went to a playoff? 
6.  Nine players have won three legs of the career Grand Slam. Which one is missing only the U.S. Open? 
   Members Tees (3 points)  
7.  Name the only player to lose three U.S. Opens in a playoff. 
8.  This player's only victory in the 1950s was a U.S. Open. 
9.  Name the two players who have won a U.S. Open at Southern Hills. 
10.  Of the three men who have shot 63 in the U.S. Open, name the only player who didn't go on to win. 
11.  Which two players finished runner-up, albeit 15 strokes behind to Tiger Woods in the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach? 
12.  In the past 90 years, who is the only player to win the U.S. Open twice on the same course? 
   Championship Tees (5 points each)  
13.  Who was the last player to win the U.S. Open with a 72-hole score over par? 
14.  Name the two players who went 11 years between U.S. Open victories. 
15.  Who was the last player to win in his first U.S. Open attempt? 
16.  How many players have won consecutive U.S. Opens? 
17.  Tiger Woods' 12-under par at Pebble Beach broke the previous U.S. Open record of 8-under par held by three players. Name them. 
18.  Who is the only player to finish under par in three straight U.S. Opens? 
Bonus  19th hole (10 points)  
   Which player set the U.S. Open record with a nine-hole 29, then matched it a year later? 
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   ANSWERS  
1.  Hale Irwin, 45. 
2.  Tony Jacklin in 1970. 
3.  Tiger Woods. 
4.  Bobby Jones. 
5.  Ernie Els in 1994. 
6.  Sam Snead. 
7.  Arnold Palmer. 
8.  Jack Fleck, who beat Ben Hogan in a playoff. 
9.  Tommy Bolt in 1958 and Hubert Green in 1977. 
10.  Tom Weiskopf. 
11.  Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez. 
12.  Jack Nicklaus at Baltusrol (1967, 1980). 
13.  Andy North, 1-over 285, at Cherry Hills in 1978. 
14.  Julius Boros (1952-1963) and Hale Irwin (1979-1990). 
15.  Francis Ouimet in 1913. 
16.  Six. Willie Anderson (1903-05), John McDermott (1911-12), Bobby Jones (1929-30), Ralph Guldahl (1937-38), Ben Hogan (1950-51), Curtis Strange (1988-89). 
17.  Ben Hogan (1948), Jack Nicklaus (1980), Lee Janzen (1993). 
18.  Curtis Strange (1988-90). 
19.  Neal Lancaster. 
   SCORING  
55-64  Grand Slam. 
45-54  Open champion. 
35-44  Sunday contender. 
25-34  Amateur status. 
11-24  Missed the cut. 
0-10  Sell the clubs. 
 

 

   
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