| 101st U.S. Open Trivia Quiz |
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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? |
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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? |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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