How well do you know the U.S. Open? Try this quiz:
FRONT NINE (5 points each)
1. Who is the only player to win the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open?
a.) Jack Nicklaus
b.) Johnny Miller
c.) Tiger Woods
2. Who was the last player to go through sectional qualifying and win the U.S. Open?
a.) Lucas Glover
b.) Michael Campbell
c.) Steve Jones
3. Which player is missing the U.S. Open to complete the Grand Slam?
a.) Walter Hagen
b.) Sam Snead
c.) Raymond Floyd
4. Who won the U.S. Open the last time the final round was 36 holes?
a.) Ken Venturi
b.) Tony Jacklin
c.) Billy Casper
5. Who has been runner-up the most times at the U.S. Open?
a.) Arnold Palmer
b.) Phil Mickelson
c.) Greg Norman
6. This player won the U.S. Open for his only PGA Tour victory that decade.
a.) Jack Fleck
b.) Lou Graham
c.) Steve Jones
7. Who was the most recent player to shoot 63 in the U.S. Open?
a.) Johnny Miller
b.) Thomas Bjorn
c.) Vijay Singh
8. Name the youngest winner of the U.S. Open?
a.) John McDermott
b.) Bobby Jones
c.) Tiger Woods
9. Who finished runner-up to Ernie Els the last time the U.S. Open was held at Congressional?
a.) Tom Lehman
b.) Colin Montgomerie
c.) Jeff Maggert
BACK NINE (10 points each)
10. Which major have Americans won the fewest times over the last 10 years?
a.) Masters
b.) U.S. Open
c.) PGA Championship
11. The first U.S. Open at Newport Country Club was postponed one month to October for what reason?
a.) The Harvard-Yale football game.
b.) A turf disease killed all the greens on the back nine.
c.) The America's Cup
12. Who was the only player to break par all four rounds without winning the U.S. Open?
a.) Curtis Strange
b.) Ernie Els
c.) Steve Elkington
13. Who was the last U.S. Open champion who went through local and sectional qualifying?
a.) Johnny Goodman
b.) Ben Hogan
c.) Orville Moody
14. Who was the last player to win the U.S. Open in his first attempt?
a.) Francis Ouimet
b.) Tony Manero
c.) Ernie Els
15. Name the oldest U.S. Open champion.
a.) Raymond Floyd
b.) Hale Irwin
c.) Tom Kite
16. Which player captured the final leg of the Grand Slam by winning the U.S. Open?
a.) Gary Player
b.) Ben Hogan
c.) Jack Nicklaus
17. Who has lost in a U.S. Open playoff a record three times?
a.) Chris Dimarco
b.) Phil Mickelson
c.) Arnold Palmer
18. Who was the last player to not break par in any round and still win the U.S. Open?
a.) Angel Cabrera
b.) Geoff Ogilvy
c.) Lee Janzen
19th hole (15-point bonus)
In the last 100 years, only one player has won the U.S. Open twice on the same course. Name him:
a.) Walter Hagen
b.) Ralph Guldahl
c.) Jack Nicklaus
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ANSWERS:
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. a
15. b
16. a
17. c
18. b
19. c
