Fore Play

                  Take this quiz to see how prepared you are for this week's U.S. Open:

1. Who won the first U.S. Open held at Merion?
a) Bobby Jones
b) Ben Hogan
c) Olin Dutra
2. Which of these players has never won a U.S. Open?
a) Phil Mickelson
b) Arnold Palmer
c) Steve Jones
3. Who is NBC announcer Dan Hicks' wife?
a) Leslie Visser
b) Hannah Storm
c) Linda Cohn
4. Who was the last player to win the U.S. Open wire-to-wire without being tied?
a) Rory Mcllroy
b) Tiger Woods
c) Jack Nicklaus
5. Who in the field has made the most consecutive U.S. Open appearances?
a) Jim Furyk
b) Phil Mickelson
c) Erine Els
6. Who is the oldest player to win the U.S. Open?
a) Hale Irwin
b) Ben Hogan
c) Gene Sarazan
7. Who said he loved Merion even though he didn't know her last name?
a) Howard Cunningham
b) Lee Trevino
c) Gary McCord
8. Who was the first African-American to lead a U.S. Open?
a) Jim Thorpe
b) Calvin Peete
c) Lee Elder
9. How much did David Graham receive when he won the 1981 U.S. Open at Merion?
a) $35,000
b) $45,000
c) $55,000
10. Merion course designer Hugh Wilson had a ticket to return from Europe on the Titanic but changed his plans at the last minute.
a) True
b) False
11. Which Philadelphia municipal course did Hugh Wilson also design?
a) Juniata
b) Cobbs Creek
c) John F. Byrne
12. Which was the last major won by Tiger Woods?
a) 2008 U.S. Open
b) 2009 Masters
c) 2010 PGA
13. Who holds the record for most second-place U.S. Open finishes?
a) Jack Nicklaus
b) Gary Player
c) Phil Mickelson
14. Tiger Woods is named after..............
a) His favorite stuffed animal
b) A friend of his father
c) A Delilah's Den performer
15. Who has the longest drive (450 yards, aided by cart path) on the PGA Tour so far this season?
a) Dustin Johnson
b) Phil Mickelson
c) Jason Dufner
16. Who is the oldest player (61 years old ) to make the cut at a U.S. Open?
a) Sam Snead
b) Byron Nelson
c) Jack Nicklaus
17. Lee Trevino's caddle in 1971 (Tom Tadeo) was a student at what school?
a) St. Joe's
b) Villanova
c) Faber College
18. What happened to the 1-iron Ben Hogan famously used to force a playoff in 1950?
a) It shattered
b) It was thrown into a lake
c) It was stolen



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Answers : 1. c  ; 2. a  ; 3. b  ; 4. a  ; 5. c  ; 6. a  ; 7. b  ; 8. a  ; 9. c  ; 10. a   ; 11. b  ; 12. a  ; 13. c  ; 14. b  ; 15. b  ; 16. a  ; 17. a  ; 18. c