PGA Championship 2018: A Trivia Quiz

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Justin Thomas 2017 PGA Championship winner

By DOUG FERGUSON, Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — How well do you know PGA Championship history? Try this quiz:

1. This is the 100th edition of the PGA Championship. Who won the first one?

a.) Hugh Campbell

b.) Jim Barnes

c.) Jock Hutchison

2. What is the name of the PGA Championship trophy?

a.) Wanamaker Trophy

b.) Hagen Cup

c.) Havemeyer Trophy

3. Who won the last time the PGA Championship was held at Bellerive?

a.) Jack Nicklaus

b.) Nick Faldo

c.) Nick Price

4. Who was the last PGA champion who did not defend his title?

a.) Payne Stewart

b.) Tiger Woods

c.) Paul Azinger

5. Who shot 63 in the final round of the PGA Championship to earn a spot on the 1995 Ryder Cup team?

a.) Brad Faxon

b.) Jeff Maggert

c.) Jay Haas

6. The largest comeback in the final round to win the PGA Championship was seven shots. Who holds this record?

a.) Mark Brooks

b.) John Mahaffey

c.) Vijay Singh

7. Who is the youngest player to win the PGA Championship?

a.) Tiger Woods

b.) John McDermott

c.) Gene Sarazen

8. Who did Tiger Woods beat in a playoff at Valhalla to end 2000 with three straight majors?

a.) Tommy Tolles

b.) Bob May

c.) Franklin Langham

9. The first major decided by a sudden-death playoff was the 1977 PGA Championship. Who won?

a.) Dave Stockton

b.) Gene Littler

c.) Lanny Wadkins

10. Since the world ranking began in 1986, the lowest-ranked player to win the PGA Championship was No. 169 in the world. Who was he?

a.) Shaun Micheel

b.) John Daly

c.) Y.E. Yang

11. Who is the oldest winner of the PGA Championship?

a.) Hale Irwin

b.) Julius Boros

c.) Jerry Barber

12. Jack Nicklaus broke the record for most majors in the 1973 PGA Championship in his native Ohio. Where was it played?

a.) Inverness

b.) Canterbury

c.) Firestone

13. Who won the PGA Championship in his first appearance in a major?

a.) Tom Creavy

b.) John Daly

c.) Keegan Bradley

14. Which player won by eight shots to set the PGA Championship record for largest margin of victory?

a.) Rory McIlroy

b.) Gary Player

c.) Raymond Floyd

15. Who is the last wire-to-wire winner (no ties) of the PGA Championship?

a.) Nick Price

b.) Larry Nelson

c.) Hal Sutton

16. Only one other player besides Tiger Woods has won the PGA Championship as No. 1 in the world. Who was it?

a.) Nick Price

b.) Vijay Singh

c.) Rory McIlroy

17. Who won the first year the PGA Championship switched to stroke play?

a.) Dow Finsterswald

b.) Bob Rosburg

c.) Jerry Barber

18. Who has won the most professional majors without ever winning the PGA Championship?

a.) Bobby Jones

b.) Arnold Palmer

c.) Tom Watson