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Quiz: Golf

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Test your knowledge of the British Open, which John McPhee writes about in the September 6, 2010, issue of The New Yorker, and other golf-related facts and personalities.
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The British Open, which John McPhee writes about in this week’s magazine, is administered by the R. & A., which is the governing body of golf everywhere but the U.S. and Mexico. What does “R. & A.” stand for?
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The British Open is the only tournament in the Majors to have a four-hole tiebreaker at the end of regulation play. What happens if there’s still a tie after that?
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Which of the following has never had a British Open champion?
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What’s the term for winning all four of the Majors in one calendar year?
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Only one player has won all four majors in one calendar year: Bobby Jones, in 1930. He was also the last of which type of golfer to win the British Open?
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“The Big Three” is trademarked as a name for Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer, who dominated professional golf in the nineteen-sixties. Who or what are the little three?
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The “Arnold Palmer” is a drink made from one part lemonade, one part iced tea. Which ingredient, according to the International Bartenders Association, is not in a Long Island iced tea?
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In 1868, the British Open had its youngest winner, Tom Morris, Jr., who was seventeen years old. The next year, it had its oldest winner, who was forty-six. What was his name?
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Which President lobbied to remove from the Augusta National golf course, home of the Masters, a tree into which he habitually hit his drive? (His requests were not granted, but the tree now bears his name.)

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In his book of White House golf tales, Don Van Natta, Jr., says this about playing with which former President? “He followed the rules for about a hole and a half. Then he let down his guard and started taking these do-over shots, gimme putts and at the end of the 18 holes, it took him about 200 swings to score an 82.”
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If you pull a Jean Van de Velde, what might you be doing? (Check all that apply)
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Craig Stadler was disqualified from the L.A. Open in 1987 for putting what on the ground while making an awkward shot from under a tree?
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What did Roberto De Vicenzo do in the 1968 Masters that prompted him to say "What a stupid I am”?
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