# Chapter 7: Geography & Culture

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Golf around the world and its culture: Japan, Korea, China, the Middle East and Africa, the Nordic countries, Latin America, Australasia, India and South-East Asia, golf words and golf fashion.

## 7.71 Japan

Japan's first stars, its record winner, its customs and its expensive clubs.

### Test 1: Japan

- They played all four rounds together. (Source: USGA, 1980 US Open)
- From the rough, 128 yards out. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, 1983 Hawaiian Open)
- He won 94 times on that tour. (Source: Japan Golf Tour Organization, records)
- She is known in Japan as Chako. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Hisako Higuchi)
- It was her first event outside Japan. (Source: The R&A, 2019 AIG Women's British Open)
- Japan also won the team title with Ono. (Source: Japan Golf Association, history)
- Prices peaked in the boom of the late 1980s. (Source: Japan Golf Association; Nikkei)
- From The R&A's count of golf around the world. (Source: The R&A, Golf Around the World (2021))
- The lunch break between nines is a custom. (Source: Japan Golf Association, golf in Japan)
- Japan's highest peak. (Source: Japan National Tourism Organization)

## 7.72 South Korea

Pak Se-ri's legacy, the Tank, Thomas the Tank Engine and Jeju's courses.

### Test 1: South Korea

- He was the first Korean to win on the PGA Tour, in 2002. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, K.J. Choi)
- He played more events than anyone that year. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide)
- He loved the show as a boy. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, Tom Kim)
- Many became major winners themselves. (Source: LPGA; Korea Golf Association)
- It has hosted PGA Tour and LPGA events. (Source: Korea Tourism Organization)
- She went on to win the Evian the next year. (Source: USGA, 2015 US Women's Open)
- Behind Dustin Johnson. (Source: Masters.com, 2020)
- 1998, 2002, 2009 and 2016. (Source: LPGA; PGA Tour; PGA of America; IGF)
- 1970, 1972, 1977 and 2002. (Source: PGA Tour; LPGA)
- Pak Se-ri won it in a play-off. (Source: USGA, 1998 US Women's Open)

## 7.73 China

China's first stars, its old ball game and its island golf.

### Test 1: China

- He had won in Singapore the year before. (Source: Masters.com, 2004)
- A first European Tour win for a Chinese player. (Source: DP World Tour, player records, 2003 Singapore Masters)
- At the LPGA Championship. (Source: LPGA, 2012 LPGA Championship)
- At Royal Birkdale. (Source: The R&A, 2017 Open)
- Known as Asia's major. (Source: DP World Tour, player records; PGA Tour)
- Inbee Park took gold. (Source: International Golf Federation, Rio 2016)
- China's second major winner after Feng Shanshan. (Source: PGA of America, 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship)
- 1984, 1995, 2004 and 2012. (Source: China Golf Association; Masters.com; LPGA)
- 1965, 1989, 1995 and 1998. (Source: DP World Tour; LPGA)
- Mission Hills Haikou has many courses there. (Source: Mission Hills Haikou)

## 7.74 The Middle East and Africa

Desert events, a falcon, a dagger, the pyramids and African tours.

### Test 1: The Middle East and Africa

- The falcon is a national symbol of the Emirates. (Source: DP World Tour, player records, Abu Dhabi Championship)
- Played at Royal Dar Es Salam in Rabat. (Source: Trophée Hassan II, history)
- Golf has been played there since the 1890s. (Source: Mena House Hotel, history)
- The first European Tour event in the Gulf. (Source: DP World Tour, player records, Dubai Desert Classic)
- He won two majors that year. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Nick Price)
- It runs events across several countries. (Source: Sunshine Tour, history)
- Both clubs are in Nairobi. (Source: Magical Kenya Open)
- 1989, 1998, 2006 and 2019. (Source: DP World Tour, player records)
- Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and the Emirates. (Source: Club sites)
- To promote the Dubai Desert Classic. (Source: Dubai Desert Classic (2004))

## 7.75 Scandinavia and the Far North

Nordic stars, twins, a famous cap and golf under the midnight sun.

### Test 1: Scandinavia and the north

- He had turned pro only months before. (Source: Ryder Cup Europe (2023))
- Stenson, a Swede, had won it in 2013. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, FedEx Cup)
- Europe won by a point at Gleneagles. (Source: Ladies European Tour, 2019 Solheim Cup)
- Both have won on that tour. (Source: DP World Tour, player records)
- Finland's biggest win in men's golf. (Source: DP World Tour, player records, 2014 World Match Play)
- A ball taken by a raven is replaced. (Source: Yellowknife Golf Club)
- At first to get a tan on his face. (Source: DP World Tour, player records, Jesper Parnevik)
- 2014, 2019, 2020 and 2023. (Source: DP World Tour, player records; PGA Tour)
- Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki and Reykjavik. (Source: National statistics offices)
- Some clubs hold midnight tournaments. (Source: Visit Finland; Visit Norway)

## 7.76 Latin America

Argentina's champions, nicknames, Mexico's courses and the region's amateur title.

### Test 1: Latin America

- He grew up as a caddie in Córdoba. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame; USGA; Masters.com)
- The Cat; Cabrera was El Pato, the Duck. (Source: DP World Tour, player records, Eduardo Romero)
- He stretched out low over the green. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, Camilo Villegas)
- At the Bob Hope Classic. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, 2011 Bob Hope Classic)
- At Diamante, in Cabo San Lucas. (Source: TGR Design, El Cardonal)
- On the Caribbean coast near Cancún. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, World Wide Technology Championship history)
- Set up by the Masters, The R&A and the USGA. (Source: Latin America Amateur Championship, history)
- 1954, 1969, 1982 and 1991. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide; DP World Tour)
- Sea level up to about 2,600 metres. (Source: National geographic institutes)
- A Greg Norman design through jungle and mangroves. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide; Mayakoba)

## 7.77 Australia and New Zealand

The Sandbelt, Tasmania and King Island, New Zealand's clifftops and recent champions.

### Test 1: Australia and New Zealand

- At Pinehurst, by two shots. (Source: USGA, 2005 US Open)
- Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath are among them. (Source: Golf Australia, Melbourne Sandbelt)
- On its north coast, among potato farms. (Source: Barnbougle, history)
- With a final-round 64. (Source: The R&A, 2022 Open)
- He played for the All Blacks. (Source: New Zealand Golf; New Zealand Rugby)
- At Whistling Straits, at 20 under. (Source: PGA of America, 2015 PGA Championship)
- Between Tasmania and the mainland. (Source: King Island Golf; Tourism Tasmania)
- 2005, 2013, 2015 and 2022. (Source: USGA; Masters.com; PGA of America; The R&A)
- 1925, 1931, 2004 and 2015. (Source: Golf Australia; club sites)
- Tom Doak designed it above Hawke's Bay. (Source: Cape Kidnappers, Rosewood)

## 7.78 India and South-East Asia

India's first stars, Thai champions and courses among tombs and mountains.

### Test 1: India and South-East Asia

- He had joined the European Tour in 1998. (Source: Masters.com, 2007)
- Milkha Singh was known as the Flying Sikh. (Source: Olympics.com, Milkha Singh)
- At the Wyndham Championship, from a Monday qualifier. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, 2010 Wyndham Championship)
- One shot off a medal. (Source: International Golf Federation, Tokyo 2020)
- Ariya had reached number one in 2017. (Source: Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings)
- It is under snow in winter. (Source: Jammu and Kashmir Tourism)
- A former paratrooper. (Source: Asian Tour, Order of Merit history)
- 1971, 1973, 1987 and 1998. (Source: Asian Tour; LPGA)
- Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. (Source: National mapping agencies)
- Some of the tombs are centuries older than golf there. (Source: Delhi Golf Club, history)

## 7.79 Where Golf Words Come From

Birdie, bogey, caddie, mulligan, links, the yips and the old club names.

### Test 1: Golf words

- A shot was called 'a bird of a shot'. (Source: USGA Museum, golf terms)
- First used for the ground score in the 1890s. (Source: Oxford English Dictionary; British Golf Museum)
- A younger son, or a junior soldier. (Source: Oxford English Dictionary; British Golf Museum)
- David Mulligan is said to have replayed a bad tee shot. (Source: USGA Museum, golf terms)
- From Old English hlinc, a ridge. (Source: Oxford English Dictionary; The R&A)
- The niblick was nearer a 9-iron. (Source: British Golf Museum, club names)
- He blamed them for ending his tournament career. (Source: USGA Museum, golf terms)
- One, two, three and four under par. (Source: The R&A, golf terms)
- Old English, the 1600s, 1903 and the 1920s. (Source: Oxford English Dictionary; USGA Museum)
- Roughly a 2-wood today. (Source: British Golf Museum, club names)

## 7.80 Golf Fashion

Plus fours, peacocks, flags on trousers, mock necks and argyle.

### Test 1: Golf fashion

- Popular on courses in the 1920s. (Source: British Golf Museum, golf clothing)
- He won three majors. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Payne Stewart)
- He owned hundreds of pairs of shoes in every colour. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame; PGA Tour)
- He later started his own clothing brand. (Source: The R&A, 2004 Open)
- Not in tournament rounds. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, dress code)
- Flowers, stars and stripes in every colour. (Source: Loudmouth Golf, history)
- Smart without a collar. (Source: Nike Golf; PGA Tour)
- 1800s, 1920s, mid-1900s and 2000s. (Source: British Golf Museum, golf clothing)
- The look of the 1920s and 1930s. (Source: British Golf Museum, golf clothing)
- Named after the lands of a Scottish clan. (Source: British Golf Museum, golf clothing)

Sources: Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia: national federations, tours, The R&A, the USGA Museum, the British Golf Museum, the Oxford English Dictionary, club and tourism sites. Facts already asked in golf Knowledge Testing and earlier chapters are left out.

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