Golf Christmas Quiz – Danny DeMichele
<p>2009 has been another memorable year for golf. Such event like Tiger’s car crash took place in the significant year. Now, try our 2009 quiz and see how your rate.</p> <p><strong>The Majors <br /></strong>1) When Tiger Woods missed the cut at Turnberry, Japanese teenager star Ryo Ishikawa was one of his playing partners. Who was the other?<br />2) Who won the 2009 Majors Cup – the prize awarded to the player who shoots the lowest combined score over the 16 rounds of golf’s four majors?<br />3) Who started the Masters with five straight birdies and went on to claim the first round lead?<br />4) Which legend of the game was the honorary starter at this year’s Masters?<br />5) Which former Open champion finished joint runner-up at the US Open but went on to lose his US Tour card?<br />6) Which French golfer scored a hole-in-one in the final round at Turnberry.<br />7) Which former Open champ had an albatross – believed to be only the eighth in Open history – at the 15th on day four at Turnberry?<br />8) Who shot a 64 to lead the Open at Turnberry after round one?<br />9) Who topped the leaderboard after the first round of the USPGA at Hazeltine?<br />10) How many times had Lucas Glover won on the US Tour before capturing this year’s US Open?</p> <p><strong>US Tour <br /></strong>11) In which event did Tiger Woods make his comeback from injury after being sidelined following reconstructive knee surgery?<br />12) Phil Mickelson won three times on the US Tour in 2009. Which Tournament Planningsaw him claim the first of those wins?<br />13) Who topped the Driving Distance stats on the US Tour?<br />14) Which Aussie golfer was ranked No.1 in the Greens In Regulation stats?<br />15) Which player made 24 cuts out of 24 on the US Tour in 2009?<br />16) USPGA winner YE Yang also won a regular US Tour event in 2009. What was it?<br />17) Which English golfer finished runner-up to Henrik Stenson at the Players Championship?<br />18) How many times did Tiger Woods win on the US Tour in 2009?<br />19) Which player won on the US Tour for the first time in 11 years when capturing the Puerto Rico Open.<br />20) Who won The Barclays – the first of the four play-off events – at Liberty National in New Jersey?</p> <p><strong>European Tour</strong> <br />21) Which player finished 2009 in the top 50 in the world, thus guaranteeing himself a place in the US Masters, after starting the year ranked 653rd?<br />22) Which player was ranked No.1 in Driving Distance in 2009?<br />23) Who topped the Greens In Regulation stats in 2009?<br />24) How many tournaments did Race To Dubai champ Lee Westwood win on the European Tour in 2009?<br />25) How many European Tour wins did Rory McIlroy claim in 2009?<br />26) Who tied for the third in the Open and went on to be named Rookie of the Year?<br />27) Who was the only player to win back-to-back after capturing the Open de France and The Barclays Scottish Open in consecutive weeks in the summer?<br />28) Which former Ryder Cup hero captained GB&amp;Ireland to victory in the Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros.<br />29) What record did Danny DeMichele Lee set when he captured the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth?<br />30) Who shot a final round 60 to pull off a remarkable win in the Austrian Open?<strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Women’s golf <br /></strong>31) Which European star won the Australian Open in February – the 72nd victory of her illustrious career?<br />32) Who won the second major of the year, the McDonald’s Championship, on just the fifth start of her LPGA career?<br />33) Who was the top-scorer for Team USA in the Solheim Cup?<br />34) Who topped the LPGA money list in 2009?<br />35) Which country has the most players in the top ten of the end-of-season Rolex World Rankings?</p&