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Golf · Interesting Facts

Chapter 8: Players & Legends

10 parts · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 14 October 2026 · markdown

Players and legends: Player and Locke, Trevino, Palmer and Nicklaus away from the record books, Europe's stars, Tiger before the tour, left-handers, surprise champions, the colour barrier and golfing families.

8.81Gary Player and Bobby Locke

South Africa's two great champions: Locke's Opens and Player's Grand Slam.

Test 1Player and LockeTake a test

  1. Between 1949 and 1957.

    Source: The R&A, Open history · recall

  2. He hardly ever showed what he felt.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Bobby Locke · recall

  3. He had been winning often in America.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Bobby Locke · recall

  4. At the US Open; only Sarazen and Hogan had done it before.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1965 US Open · recall

  5. Including cancer research.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1965 US Open · recall

  6. His third Masters title.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  7. It was played at George, in South Africa.

    Source: Presidents Cup, history · recall

  8. 1959, 1961, 1965 and 1978.

    Source: The R&A, Open history; Masters.com, tournament history; USGA, championship history · recall

  9. 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957.

    Source: The R&A, Open history · recall

  10. He said black kept him strong in the sun.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Gary Player · recall

8.82Lee Trevino

From a Dallas driving range to six majors, with a rubber snake on the way.

Test 1Lee TrevinoTake a test

  1. He played a lot of golf in the service.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino · recall

  2. He practised there for hours.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino · recall

  3. He shot four rounds in the 60s.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1968 US Open · recall

  4. Then he won the play-off.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1971 US Open · recall

  5. At Muirfield; Trevino went on to win.

    Source: The R&A, Open history, 1972 Open · recall

  6. His sixth and last major.

    Source: PGA of America, 1984 PGA Championship · recall

  7. He felt Augusta did not suit his low fade.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history; World Golf Hall of Fame · recall

  8. 1968, 1971, 1974 and 1984.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino · recall

  9. Five, six, eight and nine.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame · recall

  10. He wrapped tape round the neck for a grip.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino · recall

8.83Arnold Palmer's Life

Latrobe, the Coast Guard, Cherry Hills, the umbrella and the drink.

Test 1Arnold PalmerTake a test

  1. Arnold learned the game there.

    Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography · recall

  2. He kept playing golf on leave.

    Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography · recall

  3. He turned pro soon after.

    Source: USGA, championship history, US Amateur · recall

  4. In four colours.

    Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography · recall

  5. He asked for it at home and others copied him.

    Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography · recall

  6. He was a keen pilot.

    Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography · recall

  7. Casper won the play-off the next day.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1966 US Open · recall

  8. 1954, 1958, 1961 and 1964.

    Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography · recall

  9. 1974, 2004 and 2012.

    Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography · recall

  10. He shot 65 that afternoon.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1960 US Open · recall

8.84Jack Nicklaus's Life

Columbus and Scioto, a first win over Palmer, a famous gesture and a record of seconds.

Test 1Jack NicklausTake a test

  1. His father was a pharmacist.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site · recall

  2. Muirfield Village came much later.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site · recall

  3. At Oakmont, near Palmer's home.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1962 US Open · recall

  4. At Scioto, in 1950.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site · recall

  5. Along with his 18 wins.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site · recall

  6. Winnie Palmer and Vivienne Player were his rivals' wives.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site · recall

  7. On its campus in Columbus.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site; Ohio State University · recall

  8. 1959, 1962, 1969 and 2005.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site · recall

  9. Three, four, five and six.

    Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site · recall

  10. Tony Jacklin's putt was about two feet.

    Source: Ryder Cup, 1969 match history · recall

8.85Europe's Stars of the 1980s and 1990s

Faldo, Lyle, Woosnam, Olazábal, Montgomerie and the Spanish Armada.

Test 1Europe's starsTake a test

  1. Two years of work on the range.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Nick Faldo · recall

  2. Small, but one of the longest hitters of his day.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Ian Woosnam · recall

  3. A 7-iron to ten feet, then a birdie putt.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  4. At Royal St George's.

    Source: The R&A, Open history, 1985 Open · recall

  5. Seven of them in a row, from 1993.

    Source: DP World Tour, Order of Merit history · recall

  6. One of the best pairings in the event's history.

    Source: Ryder Cup Europe, history · recall

  7. He came back to win a second Masters in 1999.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, José María Olazábal · recall

  8. 1985, 1991, 1993 and 1994.

    Source: The R&A, Open history; Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  9. One, two and five.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame · recall

  10. Azinger dropped shots on the last two holes.

    Source: The R&A, Open history, 1987 Open · recall

8.86Tiger Woods Before the Tour

A TV debut at two, a soldier father, junior titles and the 1996 debut.

Test 1Tiger before the tourTake a test

  1. He had already been on TV.

    Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography; Golf Digest · recall

  2. He served two tours in Vietnam.

    Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography · recall

  3. She met Earl while he served there.

    Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography · recall

  4. From 1991 to 1993.

    Source: USGA, championship history, US Junior Amateur · recall

  5. The youngest in a PGA Tour event at the time.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide · recall

  6. He took home the Silver Cup.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  7. Just after his third US Amateur.

    Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography · recall

  8. 1978, 1992 and 1996.

    Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography; PGA Tour, media guide · recall

  9. 1984, 1991 and 1994.

    Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography; USGA, championship history · recall

  10. It made him famous before he could read.

    Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography · recall

8.87Left-Handers

The first left-handed major winner, Weir, Mickelson's mirror swing and the pink driver.

Test 1Left-handersTake a test

  1. A New Zealander, at Royal Lytham.

    Source: The R&A, Open history, 1963 Open · recall

  2. The first Canadian man to win a major.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  3. He stood facing his father as a toddler.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide, Phil Mickelson · recall

  4. He switched as a boy.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Ben Hogan · recall

  5. By six shots.

    Source: The R&A, Open history, 2023 Open · recall

  6. Weir once, Mickelson three times and another left-hander twice.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  7. With his father caddying.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide, 2024 RBC Canadian Open · recall

  8. 2004, 2013 and 2021.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history; The R&A; PGA of America · recall

  9. 1936, 1967, 1970 and 1996.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame; PGA Tour, media guide · recall

  10. He won the Masters in 2012 and 2014.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history; Ping · recall

8.88Surprise Champions

Fleck, Moody, Daly, Curtis, Beem and other champions nobody saw coming.

Test 1Surprise championsTake a test

  1. Fleck ran a municipal course in Iowa.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1955 US Open · recall

  2. It was his first major start.

    Source: The R&A, Open history, 2003 Open · recall

  3. He held off Tiger Woods by a shot.

    Source: PGA of America, 2002 PGA Championship · recall

  4. It was his only PGA Tour win.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1969 US Open · recall

  5. At Royal Troon, using a hybrid to chip.

    Source: The R&A, Open history, 2004 Open · recall

  6. He hit two balls into Rae's Creek.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  7. A doctor walked with him on the last afternoon.

    Source: USGA, championship history, 1964 US Open · recall

  8. 1955, 1969, 1991 and 2003.

    Source: USGA, championship history; PGA of America; The R&A · recall

  9. April, June, July and August.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history; USGA; The R&A; PGA of America · recall

  10. Lietzke finished second.

    Source: PGA of America, 1991 PGA Championship · recall

8.89Breaking the Colour Barrier

Shippen, Sifford, Brown, Gibson, Powell and Elder.

Test 1Breaking the colour barrierTake a test

  1. He was nearly 40.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Charlie Sifford · recall

  2. He won in Los Angeles two years later.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide; World Golf Hall of Fame · recall

  3. At the Waco Turner Open.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide · recall

  4. It had kept Black professionals out.

    Source: PGA of America, history · recall

  5. She had won Wimbledon twice.

    Source: LPGA, history · recall

  6. He grew up near Shinnecock Hills.

    Source: USGA, championship history; World Golf Hall of Fame · recall

  7. She ran her family's course in Ohio.

    Source: The R&A (2015), honorary members · recall

  8. 1896, 1961, 1964 and 1975.

    Source: USGA, championship history; PGA of America; Masters.com, tournament history · recall

  9. 1967, 1969, 2004 and 2014.

    Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Charlie Sifford · recall

  10. In 1975 he had been the first Black player in the Masters.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history, 2021 · recall

8.90Golfing Families

Fathers, sons, brothers and sisters in golf, and the family event in December.

Test 1Golfing familiesTake a test

  1. Park Jr won in 1887 and 1889.

    Source: The R&A, Open history · recall

  2. A first at Augusta.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history, 2014 · recall

  3. Jay's uncle Bob Goalby won the 1968 Masters.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide, FedEx Cup · recall

  4. The 1998 Australian Open.

    Source: LPGA; ATP Tour · recall

  5. At Celtic Manor, in Wales.

    Source: Ryder Cup Europe, 2010 · recall

  6. Argea was his usual tour caddie.

    Source: Masters.com, tournament history, 1986 · recall

  7. Charlotta won in 2000.

    Source: LPGA, player records · recall

  8. 1978, 1997, 2012 and 2021.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide; LPGA; IGF · recall

  9. The format of most parent-and-child events.

    Source: PGA of America, formats · recall

  10. Tiger and Charlie Woods have played it together.

    Source: PGA Tour, media guide, PNC Championship · recall

Sources

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia: the World Golf Hall of Fame, tours, The R&A, the USGA, Masters.com, players' official sites. Facts already asked in golf Knowledge Testing (the Big Three, Arnie's Army, major counts, Hogan's crash, Tiger's major records, Trevino's 1971) are left out.

  • Arnold Palmer, official site and biography7
  • Jack Nicklaus, official site7
  • Masters.com, tournament history6
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino4
  • TGR, Tiger Woods biography4
  • The R&A, Open history3
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, Bobby Locke2
  • USGA, championship history, 1965 US Open2
  • World Golf Hall of Fame2
  • PGA Tour, media guide2
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, Charlie Sifford2
  • Presidents Cup, history1
  • The R&A, Open history; Masters.com, tournament history; USGA, championship history1
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, Gary Player1
  • USGA, championship history, 1968 US Open1
  • USGA, championship history, 1971 US Open1
  • The R&A, Open history, 1972 Open1
  • PGA of America, 1984 PGA Championship1
  • Masters.com, tournament history; World Golf Hall of Fame1
  • USGA, championship history, US Amateur1
  • USGA, championship history, 1966 US Open1
  • USGA, championship history, 1960 US Open1
  • USGA, championship history, 1962 US Open1
  • Jack Nicklaus, official site; Ohio State University1
  • Ryder Cup, 1969 match history1
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, Nick Faldo1
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, Ian Woosnam1
  • The R&A, Open history, 1985 Open1
  • DP World Tour, Order of Merit history1
  • Ryder Cup Europe, history1
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, José María Olazábal1
  • The R&A, Open history; Masters.com, tournament history1
  • The R&A, Open history, 1987 Open1
  • TGR, Tiger Woods biography; Golf Digest1
  • USGA, championship history, US Junior Amateur1
  • TGR, Tiger Woods biography; PGA Tour, media guide1
  • TGR, Tiger Woods biography; USGA, championship history1
  • The R&A, Open history, 1963 Open1
  • PGA Tour, media guide, Phil Mickelson1
  • World Golf Hall of Fame, Ben Hogan1
  • The R&A, Open history, 2023 Open1
  • PGA Tour, media guide, 2024 RBC Canadian Open1
  • Masters.com, tournament history; The R&A; PGA of America1
  • World Golf Hall of Fame; PGA Tour, media guide1
  • Masters.com, tournament history; Ping1
  • USGA, championship history, 1955 US Open1
  • The R&A, Open history, 2003 Open1
  • PGA of America, 2002 PGA Championship1
  • USGA, championship history, 1969 US Open1
  • The R&A, Open history, 2004 Open1
  • USGA, championship history, 1964 US Open1
  • USGA, championship history; PGA of America; The R&A1
  • Masters.com, tournament history; USGA; The R&A; PGA of America1
  • PGA of America, 1991 PGA Championship1
  • PGA Tour, media guide; World Golf Hall of Fame1
  • PGA of America, history1
  • LPGA, history1
  • USGA, championship history; World Golf Hall of Fame1
  • The R&A (2015), honorary members1
  • USGA, championship history; PGA of America; Masters.com, tournament history1
  • Masters.com, tournament history, 20211
  • Masters.com, tournament history, 20141
  • PGA Tour, media guide, FedEx Cup1
  • LPGA; ATP Tour1
  • Ryder Cup Europe, 20101
  • Masters.com, tournament history, 19861
  • LPGA, player records1
  • PGA Tour, media guide; LPGA; IGF1
  • PGA of America, formats1
  • PGA Tour, media guide, PNC Championship1