PGA Tour (sort of): Dog-Eared Crackers from the Ballwasher

Nothing happening in golf right now, other than a sneaky plan to redesign the 12th hole at TPC Sawgrass into a driveable Par-4, instead of a precision Par-4 - don't see the point of that, but haven't seen the plans yet.

So let's be having you with a motley cru of PGA/Champions Tour-related trivia, some old chesnuts, but some new conkers, if not stonkers:


1).He beat two Hall Of Famers (and the other arguably would've been) in a 100% winning individual, albeit short, Ryder Cup career, but missed out in his first attempt at a Champions Tour card. From I'm never wrong: Paul Broadhurst.

2).The only Presidents Cup player from Lebanon. And Mac correctly called Baddeley, born in Lebanon, NH, when his Dad was working in NASCAR.

3).Tom Purtzer, Jim Thorpe and Bob Tway have something unique in common. What?

4).This PGA Tour veteran has at least two (and possibly as many as four, can't be bothered to count) more "podium finishes" in the past four seasons than anyone else who hasn't registered a win during that time.
GPB with the correct answer: Jason Bohn.

5).The only Major Champion of the past 30 years, and probably longer, who was educated in Greece. Jeff Sluman, GPB making an educated choice.

6).What do Bob Estes, Carl Pettersson and John Senden have in common?

7).Seven of the PGA Tour golfers who will turn 50 in 2016 will be eligible for an immediate two-year exemption into all Champions Tour events. One of them will have a lifetime membership (subject to the scoring average which applies to all Champions Tour members). Who? pedro: Olazabal. Correct!

8).Since 1998, not many golfers have earned their first victory in one year, scored another later that year, and won two the following year. But these two have done, though neither ever won again after those first four.
Who are they? GPB again, with Notah Begay and Robert Allenby.



That's enough. All answers should reference the number of the question. Any partial answers not 100% correct will be considered 100% incorrect!

Good luck, and Happy New Year!

7) John Daly

pedro: Incorrect.

7) Olazabal?

7).Olazabal is correct!

Ha!!
Starter for ten:
What do these 15 golfers have in common:
Garcia, Willett, Jaidee, Ben An, Weisberger, Dubuisson, Sullivan, Aphibarnrat, Lahiri, Horschel, Fitz, Wood, Kjedsen, Donaldson, Westwood?

One time winners in 2015?

4) Ken Duke?

'Morning super!
No, They're golfers who earned an invitation to The Masters officially in the year-end owgr's Top Fifty.


inco, Ken Duke? Incorrect.

1) Howard Clarke

2) I get the twist, but had to google to find out exactly who it was.

1).Incorrect, not Howard Clarke. Or even Howard Clark.

2).OK, Spill the beans, googling is perfectly permissible.

2) Aaron Baddeley?

1) Paul Broadhurst?

2).Badds it is; Well done Mac.

1).Paul Broadhurst is correct, for I'm never. Beat Irwin and Zinger while propping Woosie up, and O'Meara in singles.

4. Kevin Na
5. Jeff Sluman (Greece Arcadia HS)
8. Notah Begay and Robert Allenby

#3 and #6

All six of these golfers have not been in my kitchen.

4).Nah, not Kevin Na, this guy is at least two ahead of him.

5).Correct - knew you knew that one!

8).Correct, Begay and Allenby.

kwinigolfer wrote:4).Nah, not Kevin Na, this guy is at least two ahead of him.

4. Jason Bohn then

4).Jason Bohn is correct. Kudos to GPB, and to Jason Bohn.


OK, Thanks to Mac, Pedro, I'm never wrong and GPB, there are only two questions left to answer, #3 and #6.
Thinking caps required . . . . . . .

There are of lot of things those players have in common.

Like none of them have been in my kitchen - Cliff Clavin.

3).Tom Purtzer, Jim Thorpe and Bob Tway have something unique in common. What?

3) they are not god botherers?

Who knows?
Next . . . . . . .

Is #6 the only one left unanswered?

#3 and #6

Here's a guess from mr. P for 3. They've all had issues with the IRS ?⛳️

Hi Plunky,
Just enduring our first "storm" of the winter, drivers exhibiting their inner moron.

At least one out of three ain't bad, but don't know about Purtzer or Tway.

No, something else which all three have done, or not done, depending upon one's point of view.

Forecast looks inviting for golf this weekend for you - Have a Happy one,

Hi Kwini, we're on cape cod for the holidays -- hoping to get out and play tomorrow if it stops raining. Second guess (after a little research!). They all have brothers who played professional golf ? Actually although that's true, I'm quite sure it isn't unique to those 3 guys so I bet that isn't the answer either !

Something more unique!

Give my love to Cranberry Valley if you're in the Harwich area . . . . .

For number 6, and based on the fact Pettersson can't play in the Ryder cup. Have they never played in the ryder or presidents cup?

Very close Mac, It's all from the PGA Tour career earnings list:
~Estes is the leading career money-winner among Americans who have competed in neither Ryder or Presidents Cup.

~Pettersson is the leader among Europeans who have not played Ryder Cup.

~Senden is the leading "International" money winner who has never played Presidents Cup.

Good shout!

One left:

#3: Tom Purtzer, Jim Thorpe and Bob Tway have something unique in common among active PGA Tour or Champions Tour players. What is it?

Are they the only people left who think Tiger will get to 18 majors or more?

Soren Kjeldson would have probably been a better answer than Carl Petterson.

Considering that Carl Petterson has never really been eligible to play the Ryder Cup.

GPB

Don't worry, I know you would have got it if Kjeldson was switched in for Pettersson.

Why would Kjeldsen have been a good response considering this is on a PGA Tour thread and it says clearly that it's PGA/Champions Tour-related trivia? Don't think Soren has won much on either Tour.

Next . . . . . .

Well Kjeldson is eligible to play the Ryder Cup, whereas C.P. never has been eligible.

Kjeldson is the highest European on the All time EuroTour money list who has never played the R.C.

Interesting that the top two on that list are Danes, SK plus (the now retired) Anders Hansen.

One more to go: #3.

Welcome to a post anchoring world.

3. Never had a coach?

Inw,
Nope.

All had brothers who played on the PGA Tour?

I don't think so!
Though Scott Tway caddied, and probably still does, and Purtzer married a Tina from the LPGA Tour.
Not sure about Thorpe but that's not the answer.

Never had a hole in one?

Don't know about Thorpe and Tway, but Purtzer had a notorious hole-in-one where he played his tee shot wide of the green, it hit a spectator and rebounded across the green and into the hole - there must be a video of it somewhere, but can't quickly find it.

Sorry, Inw,

The answer is quite unique for the PGA Tour, at least for golfers under 75 (and probably 80), the age being significant for my clue #3, not as a clue.

All shot their age or lower?

Nope, So have many others.

Time to offer a clue:

These guys' unique "achievement" happened in two separate tournaments, one in the mid-80's, in the Mid-West, one (tied) in the early-90's in the desert South-West.

Winning a tourney with a chip in?

3) Won the prize money for 1st place by finishing 2nd to an Amatuer.

Bingo!

Well done John.
Thorpe 2nd to Scott Verplank in the Western Open, Purtzer + Tway joint runners up to Phil in Tucson.
So they won/split first-place prize money for finishing second.

kwinigolfer wrote:Bingo!

Well done John.
Thorpe 2nd to Scott Verplank in the Western Open, Purtzer + Tway joint runners up to Phil in Tucson.
So they won/split first-place prize money for finishing second.

Was trying to find criminal records for Purtzer & Tway to go along with Thorpe's tax evasion Jail term but, alas, they were clean as a whistle!!

Who got the 1st place cheque when shane won the Irish open?