Pop Quiz

18. Fact or Fiction: A judge ordered Winged Foot GC to close the sixth hole on the East Course after an adjacent property owner complained about damage to his home from errant shots.

19. What was the tipping point in Englishman Gary Wolstenholme's decision to turn pro at age 48?

A) A strong performance at the British Open
B) Being unemployed, living with his mother and needing a paycheck
C) Guaranteed exemptions into a handful of European Tour events
D) Ran out of people willing to listen to his story of how he beat Tiger Woods in the 1995 Walker Cup

20. By the end of the year what was considered pro golf's most heartwarming story?

A) Erik Compton returning to competitive golf after having a second heart transplant
B) Esteban Toledo pulling two passengers from a burning car after witnessing an accident in Los Angeles
C) Seve Ballesteros being released from intensive care after brain surgery
D) Tiger Woods skipping the second half of the season to allow other players a chance at winning the FedEx Cup

21. What did Nancy Lopez have to provide to be allowed to play in an LPGA Tour event after her blood-pressure medication was found to be on the tour's banned-substance list?

A) A list of all medicines she has taken for the past five years
B) An injunction from a U.S. district court judge
C) Two "letters of necessity" from her doctor
D) Her plaque from the World Golf Hall of Fame

22. What was the most surprising thing Greg Norman did in '08?

A) Contend at the British Open
B) Decline a special exemption to play in the PGA Championship
C) Get married to Chris Evert
D) Agree to captain International Presidents Cup team in 2009

23. Fact or Fiction: Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els are the only PGA Tour pros with wins each of the last four seasons.

24. What punishment did Tripp Isenhour agree to as part of a plea deal after being charged with killing a migratory bird while filming a golf instruction video?

A) Spend one year in jail
B) Serve 40 hours of community service
C) Take a class in wildlife conservation
D) Actually watch his instructional video

25. A study by researchers in Stockholm found that:

A) Men are more likely than women to have the yips
B) After Annika Sorenstam announced her retirement, instances of Swedish families naming their daughter Annika increased 7 percent
C) Playing golf increases a person's life expectancy by five years
D) John Daly was right: You can actually sleep with your eyes open

Answers

1. B; 2. C; 3. Fact; 4. B; 5. C; 6. A; 7. C; 8. Fiction (The ban occurred on the LPGA Tour); 9. C; 10. A, B; 11. A; 12. A; 13. Fact; 14. D (Think Tiger won?t remember?!?); 15. B; 16. B; 17. D; 18. Fact; 19. B; 20. A, B or C; 21. C; 22. A; 23. Fiction (It was Woods, Singh, Mickelson and K.J. Choi); 24. B; 25. C.