PGA ’23: Trivia Quiz Covering a Century of History at PGA Championship

How well do you know your PGA Championship history? Try this quiz:

1. Arnold Palmer and Jordan Spieth are among three players missing the PGA Championship for the career Grand Slam. Who is the other?

a.) Raymond Floyd

b.) Sam Snead

c.) Tom Watson

2. Justin Thomas tied a PGA Championship record by coming from seven shots behind in the final round to win in a playoff last year. Whose record did he match?

a.) Gene Littler

b.) John Mahaffey

c.) Jack Nicklaus

3. Who was the oldest player to make the PGA Championship his first major title?

a.) Julius Boros

b.) Jerry Barber

c.) Don January

4. Who is the highest-ranked player to win the PGA Championship since the world ranking began in 1986?

a.) Shaun Micheel

b.) Rich Beem

c.) John Daly

5. Who is the only player to win and lose the PGA Championship in a playoff?

a.) Jack Nicklaus

b.) Lanny Wadkins

c.) Lee Trevino

6. Jack Nicklaus broke the record for most majors in the 1973 PGA Championship. Where was it played?

a.) Oak Hill

b.) Canterbury

c.) Firestone

7. Who hit a 7-iron to within inches of the cup on the 18th hole at Oak Hill to clinch the PGA Championship?

a.) Shaun Micheel

b.) Jason Dufner

c.) Curtis Strange

8. Who holds the lowest 72-hole score for the PGA Championship?

a.) David Toms

b.) Brooks Koepka

c.) Jason Day

9. The only 54-hole lead Tiger Woods ever lost in a major was at the PGA Championship. Who beat him?

a.) Rich Beem

b.) Phil Mickelson

c.) Y.E. Yang

10. Greg Norman is the only player to lose all four majors in a playoff. Who beat him in a playoff at the PGA Championship?

a.) Bob Tway

b.) Paul Azinger

c.) Larry Nelson

11. Who holds the PGA Championship record for largest margin of victory?

a.) Tiger Woods

b.) Gary Player

c.) Rory McIlroy

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

a.) Wanamaker Trophy

b.) Hagen Trophy

c.) Bishop Cup

13. Who was the first PGA champion to win in stroke play?

a.) Lionel Hebert

b.) Bob Rosburg

c.) Dow Finsterwald

14. Who was the last player to win the PGA Championship in his debut?

a.) Keegan Bradley

b.) Hal Sutton

c.) Bob Rosburg

15. Who was the first player to win consecutive PGA Championship titles?

a.) Jim Barnes

b.) Walter Hagen

c.) Denny Shute

16. Who is the only player to win the PGA Championship on the same course twice?

a.) Jack Nicklaus

b.) Walter Hagen

c.) Tiger Woods

17. Lanny Wadkins won the first sudden-death playoff in a major at the PGA Championship. On what course did he win?

a.) Valhalla

b.) Pebble Beach

c.) Kemper Lakes

18. The PGA Championship has been played in nine months on the calendar. In which month was it never held?

a.) December

b.) March

c.) June

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ANSWERS

1. c

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. c

10. a

11. c

12. a

13. c

14. a

15. a

16. c

17. b

18. b

May 13, 2023