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Quiz about 2015 Players Championship
Quiz about 2015 Players Championship

2015 Players Championship Trivia Quiz


This quiz tests your knowledge of the thrilling 2015 edition of golf's unofficial "Fifth Major". Best of luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Triviaballer. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Triviaballer
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
375,172
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
265
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. The 2015 Players Championship was the 42nd time the tournament had been held; and the 34th time it was held at a particular location. At which beautiful and challenging course in the southeast USA was the tournament held? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The 2015 Players Championship had a starting field of 144 golfers. What country was represented by 84 of the 144 golfers? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The 2015 Players Championship had a starting field of 144 golfers. There were nine previous winners of the event. Who was the only player in the field that had won the Players Championship more than once, having been victorious in 2001 and 2013? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The first round of the 2015 Players Championship ended with four players tied for first place at five under par. Which of these four was from Japan and had a last name similar to a former Boston Red Sox pitcher named Daisuke? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which player [who does not have a NFL quarterback brother named Jim] shot a scorching -7 (65) in the second round at the 2015 Players Championship to tie for the lead at the halfway point? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The third round of the 2015 Players Championship ended with one player at -10 and nine others within two strokes. Who was the leader after three rounds [who also shared his last name with a fictional captain born in Riverside, Iowa]? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The final round of the 2015 Players Championship featured some outstanding play from the eventual winner Rickie Fowler. What score did Fowler post on the final four holes to finish the tournament at 12 under par? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Rickie Fowler shot a final round in the 60s. Which of these players also shot a final round in the 60s and forced a playoff by ending the tournament at -12? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The 2015 Players Championship playoff featured a three hole playoff where the lowest aggregate score would be declared winner. If the score was still tied then a sudden-death format would take effect. Which hole, famous for its island green, did Rickie Fowler birdie once in regulation, once in the three hole playoff, and then once in the sudden death? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Unfortunately not all players at the 2015 Players Championship had a stellar tournament like Rickie Fowler did. In fact three former champions failed to make the cut. Which of the following former champions played the whole tournament but finished at a disappointing +3? Hint



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1. The 2015 Players Championship was the 42nd time the tournament had been held; and the 34th time it was held at a particular location. At which beautiful and challenging course in the southeast USA was the tournament held?

Answer: TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

The Players Championship was played on the Stadium Course, the more challenging of the two courses at the TPC Sawgrass. The Stadium Course was designed by Pete and Alice Dye in 1980 and in 1982 it hosted its first Players Championship. Before modifications were made the course was widely believed to be too difficult. About the course Ben Crenshaw famously said "It's Star Wars golf, designed by Darth Vader".
2. The 2015 Players Championship had a starting field of 144 golfers. What country was represented by 84 of the 144 golfers?

Answer: United States

The total field featured 88 players from North America, four from South America, 26 from Europe, 12 from Oceania, seven from Asia, and seven from Africa. There are various ways to be eligible to participate in the Players Championship including having won a PGA Tour event since the last Players Championship, being in the Top 125 on the previous season's points list, and having won a Major within the prior five years.
3. The 2015 Players Championship had a starting field of 144 golfers. There were nine previous winners of the event. Who was the only player in the field that had won the Players Championship more than once, having been victorious in 2001 and 2013?

Answer: Tiger Woods

In 2001 Tiger Woods won the Players Championship with a final score of -14 and in 2013 he won with a final score of -13. In 1994 Greg Norman posted an incredible -24. In spite of the difficulty of the course, all winners of the Players Championship from 1982 to 2015 posted scores under par.
4. The first round of the 2015 Players Championship ended with four players tied for first place at five under par. Which of these four was from Japan and had a last name similar to a former Boston Red Sox pitcher named Daisuke?

Answer: Hideki Matsuyama

Hideki Matsuyama burst onto the golf scene in 2011 playing in the Masters Tournament as a 19 year old amateur. He was the first Japanese amateur to participate in the Masters and was the lowest scoring amateur in the tournament. Matsuyama's first win on the PGA Tour came at the 2014 Memorial Tournament where he beat Kevin Na in a playoff.

In addition to Matsuyama, David Hearn, Charley Hoffman, and Kevin Na were tied after the first round of the 2015 Players Championship.
5. Which player [who does not have a NFL quarterback brother named Jim] shot a scorching -7 (65) in the second round at the 2015 Players Championship to tie for the lead at the halfway point?

Answer: Jerry Kelly

In 1989 Jerry Kelly graduated from the University of Hartford and in 1996 he made it onto the PGA Tour. In 2002 he finished fourth on the money list and had victories at the Sony Open and Advil Western Open. Jerry Kelly shot par in the third round leaving him two strokes behind the leader after three rounds.
Jim Kelly played QB for the Buffalo Bills from 1986 to 1996.
6. The third round of the 2015 Players Championship ended with one player at -10 and nine others within two strokes. Who was the leader after three rounds [who also shared his last name with a fictional captain born in Riverside, Iowa]?

Answer: Chris Kirk

Chris Kirk was born in 1985 in Knoxville, Tennessee, and he attended the University of Georgia. Kirk's first win on the PGA Tour came at the Viking Classic in 2011. Bill Haas, Kevin Kisner, and Ben Martin finished the third round of the 2015 Players Championship one stroke behind Chris Kirk.
James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk, a fictional character in "Star Trek", was born in Riverside, Iowa.
7. The final round of the 2015 Players Championship featured some outstanding play from the eventual winner Rickie Fowler. What score did Fowler post on the final four holes to finish the tournament at 12 under par?

Answer: -5

Rickie Fowler became the first player in the history of the Player's Championship to shoot five strokes under par over the final four holes when he birdied the par four 15th, eagled the par five 16th, birdied the par three 17th, and birdied the par four 18th. Interestingly, before the tournament several PGA tour players had called Fowler an underachiever.
8. Rickie Fowler shot a final round in the 60s. Which of these players also shot a final round in the 60s and forced a playoff by ending the tournament at -12?

Answer: Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner

Sergio Garcia had previously won the Players Championship in 2008 and he was in the lead for much of the final round. After a poor first round of 73 (+1), Kevin Kisner had stellar rounds of 67 (-5), 67 (-5), and 69 (-3).
9. The 2015 Players Championship playoff featured a three hole playoff where the lowest aggregate score would be declared winner. If the score was still tied then a sudden-death format would take effect. Which hole, famous for its island green, did Rickie Fowler birdie once in regulation, once in the three hole playoff, and then once in the sudden death?

Answer: 17th

The par three 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass is possibly the most well-known hole on the course. On all three occasions that Fowler played the hole on Sunday he put his tee shot within six feet and then he converted the birdie put. Kevin Kisner birdied the 17th hole in regulation and in the three hole playoff but missed a birdie put on the sudden death that he needed to keep pace with Fowler.
10. Unfortunately not all players at the 2015 Players Championship had a stellar tournament like Rickie Fowler did. In fact three former champions failed to make the cut. Which of the following former champions played the whole tournament but finished at a disappointing +3?

Answer: Tiger Woods

While Tiger Woods did make the cut and played the whole tournament he shot in the 70's every round and was never really a threat to the leaders. Other former Players Championship winners in the field included Henrik Stenson who finished 17th, Adam Scott who finished 38th, K. J. Choi who finished 42nd, and Martin Kaymar who finished 56th.
Source: Author Triviaballer

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