Questions taken from the book ....... "100"  Golf Questions and Facts About The Game Of Golf

• Question: Which golfer shot at the wrong flagstick while in the lead of the 
  1970 British Open and eventually lost the tournament?
  
  Answer: Lee Trevino
  

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• Question: How long can you wait for a ball overhanging the cup to fall 
  for it to count as a made putt?
  
  Answer: Ten seconds
  

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• Question: Who was the first woman to win the U.S. Women Open and the 
  British Open in the same year?
  
  Answer: Patty Sheehan won both of them in 1992.
  

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• Question: Who holds the record for the most PGA tournaments won in a 
  year?
  
  Answer: Byron Nelson won 18 times in 1945.
  

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• Question: Who was the oldest golfer to win a PGA Tour event?
  
  Answer: Sam Sneed won the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open when he 
  was 52 years old.
  

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• Question: What golfer won the first three events of the season for the 
  first time ever on the PGA Tour?
  
  Answer: Johnny Miller did in 1974.
  

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• Question: Which golfer was the first to win a million dollars on the 
  Senior PGA Tour?
  
  Answer: Don January did in 1985.
  

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• Question: Who was the first African American to compete in a PGA 
  Tour event?
  
  Answer: Former Heavy Weight Champion Joe Lewis. Joe made it through a qualifier for the 1952 San Diego Open although he didn't make the cut.
  

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• Question: Why didn't Bobby Jones ever play in the Ryder Cup?
  
  Answer: Bobby was an amateur and the Ryder Cup is for professionals.
  

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• Question: What was Jack Nichlaus' first win as a professional?
  
  Answer: He won the 1962 U.S. Open.
  

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• Question: Who was the first player to break the $200,000 mark in a Nike Tour season?
  
  Answer: Stewart Cink did in 1996.
  

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Interview with Stewart Cink