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2014 US PGA Championship Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the 2014 US PGA Championship, played at Valhalla Golf Club.

A multiple-choice quiz by boytlax. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
boytlax

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,749

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Of the 14 players who have previously won the US PGA Championship and participated at the 2014 tournament, how many made the cut? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these Englishmen was tied for first after Round 1 of the Championship? Hint

Lee Westwood

Ian Poulter

Chris Wood

Paul Casey

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Question 3 of 10

3. With another Top 5 finish at this year's PGA Championship, which of these players finished in the top 5 at all 4 majors in 2014? Hint

Rory McIlroy

Tiger Woods

Phil Mickelson

Rickie Fowler

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which players played in the final group on Sunday? Hint

Rory McIlroy and Bernd Wiesberger

Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler

Rickie Fowler and Bernd Wiesberger

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which two countries had the most players at this year's championship excluding the United States? Hint

Spain and Northern Ireland

Australia and England

England and South Africa

Australia and South Africa

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Question 6 of 10

6. Of these golfers from South Africa, which of them finished highest at this PGA championship? Hint

Ernie Els

Louis Oosthuizen

Charl Schwartzel

Richard Sterne

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these players finished bottom of the leaderboard after making the cut? Hint

Brendon Todd

Rafael Cabrera-Bello

Colin Montgomerie

Shawn Stefani

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the youngest player at this year's championship? Hint

Eduardo Molinari

Matteo Manassero

Jordan Spieth

Oliver Goss

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the oldest player at the 2014 PGA championship? Hint

Tom Watson

Bob Sowards

Mark Brooks

Rich Beem

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who lifted the Wanamaker Trophy as the 2014 US PGA champion? Hint

Phil Mickelson

Henrik Stenson

Rickie Fowler

Rory McIlroy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Of the 14 players who have previously won the US PGA Championship and participated at the 2014 tournament, how many made the cut?

Answer: 3

Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh were the only players to make the cut who have previously won the US PGA Championship.
Past champions such as Tiger Woods (won in 1999 and 2000, plus 2006 and 2007) Keegan Bradley (won in 2011), Martin Kaymer (won in 2010) and Jason Dufner (the defending titleholder) didn't play on the weekend.

2. Which of these Englishmen was tied for first after Round 1 of the Championship?

Answer: Lee Westwood

Lee Westwood was tied 1st with two Americans after Round 1 (Kevin Chappell and Ryan Palmer) at six under. Chris Wood was tied 4th, the other two competed but were outside the Top 10 on day 1.

3. With another Top 5 finish at this year's PGA Championship, which of these players finished in the top 5 at all 4 majors in 2014?

Answer: Rickie Fowler

Rickie Fowler finished in the Top 5 at all four of the 2014 golf majors. McIlroy won two of them (the PGA and the British Open).

4. Which players played in the final group on Sunday?

Answer: Rory McIlroy and Bernd Wiesberger

As the top 2 on the leaderboard after Round 3, McIlroy and Wiesberger were the final pairing on day four.
The championship will be remembered for McIlroy, Wiesberger, Fowler and Mickelson coming down 18 together to avoid the impending darkness.

5. Which two countries had the most players at this year's championship excluding the United States?

Answer: England and South Africa

England and South Africa both had 9 representatives at the championship.
Australia was next with 8 representatives. Spain had 5 and Northern Ireland 3.

6. Of these golfers from South Africa, which of them finished highest at this PGA championship?

Answer: Ernie Els

Ernie Els finished as the top South African at -11,
Schwartzel and Oosthuizen both finished on -9,
Sterne finished on -3.

7. Which of these players finished bottom of the leaderboard after making the cut?

Answer: Rafael Cabrera-Bello

After making the cut, Cabrera-Bello finished 10 over. Todd finished 9 over. Stefani and Montgomerie finished 4 and 5 over respectively.

8. Who was the youngest player at this year's championship?

Answer: Jordan Spieth

American Spieth was 3 months younger than Matteo Manassero. Goss played at other majors but not the PGA and Molinari competed but is not the youngest.

9. Who was the oldest player at the 2014 PGA championship?

Answer: Tom Watson

Tom Watson was the oldest player, aged 64. The other three were all in the field ( Beem and Brooks are past US PGA champions)>

10. Who lifted the Wanamaker Trophy as the 2014 US PGA champion?

Answer: Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy finished the championship one shot ahead of Mickelson. Fowler and Stenson finished a further shot back.

Source: Author boytlax

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