How well do you know your PGA Championship history? Test your knowledge with this engaging 18-question trivia quiz. If you think you’ve got what it takes to ace it, read on and challenge your golfing smarts! The answers can be found at the bottom of the article, but no peeking until you’re ready!
1. Let’s start with a recent historical tidbit: Which golfer clinched victory at the last PGA Championship held at Quail Hollow?
a) Hideki Matsuyama
b) Justin Thomas
c) Kevin Kisner
2. A more challenging question: Which player was the last to successfully defend his title at the PGA Championship?
a) Padraig Harrington
b) Steve Elkington
c) Brooks Koepka
3. Who emerged victorious the first year the PGA Championship switched to stroke play back in 1958?
a) Art Wall
b) Dow Finsterwald
c) Gary Player
4. In a dramatic playoff, Tiger Woods became the first player to win back-to-back PGA Championships in stroke play. Whom did he defeat?
a) Bob May
b) Rocco Mediate
c) Sergio Garcia
5. Can you name the venue of the first-ever PGA Championship in North Carolina?
a) Pinehurst No. 2
b) Tanglewood
c) Charlotte Country Club
6. Who was the most recent top-ranked player to win the PGA Championship?
a) Jason Day
b) Rory McIlroy
c) Tiger Woods
7. Looking into records, who holds the distinction of being the youngest winner of the PGA Championship?
a) Tom Creavy
b) Francis Ouimet
c) Gene Sarazen
8. Among these legendary golfers, who accumulated the most major titles without ever securing a PGA Championship?
a) Arnold Palmer
b) Bobby Jones
c) Tom Watson
9. Who is the sole golfer to achieve victory at the PGA Championship twice on the same course?
a) Jack Nicklaus
b) Tiger Woods
c) Walter Hagen
10. Holding the record for the most decisive win in PGA Championship history, who claimed victory by the largest margin?
a) Jack Nicklaus
b) Tiger Woods
c) Rory McIlroy
11. Who boasts the record for the lowest score in a PGA Championship?
a) Brooks Koepka
b) Xander Schauffele
c) Rory McIlroy
12. The first sudden-death playoff in a major took place at the PGA Championship. Which course hosted this historical moment?
a) Pebble Beach
b) Congressional
c) Atlanta Athletic Club
13. Of the three players seeking a career Grand Slam through the PGA Championship, who has finished as runner-up the most times?
a) Arnold Palmer
b) Tom Watson
c) Jordan Spieth
14. Walter Hagen amassed a record-tying five PGA titles. Against which player did he claim victory twice?
a) Jock Hutchison
b) Jim Barnes
c) Gene Sarazen
15. In the realm of match play, who achieved the largest margin win in the history of the PGA Championship?
a) Paul Runyan
b) Ben Hogan
c) Doug Ford
16. Where was the very first PGA Championship played?
a) The Country Club
b) Olympia Fields
c) Siwanoy
17. Which venue witnessed Jack Nicklaus setting the record for the most major championships with his PGA Championship win?
a) Firestone
b) Canterbury
c) PGA National
18. John Mahaffey’s remarkable final-round comeback at the PGA Championship is still talked about today. Who led after three rounds before Mahaffey’s surge?
a) Greg Norman
b) Tom Watson
c) Arnold Palmer
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Ready to see how well you did? Here are the answers:
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. c
8. c
9. b
10. c
11. b
12. a
13. a
14. b
15. a
16. c
17. b
18. b