Golf

Question: Having won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, who is considered to be Britain’s most successful Golfer that never won a major title?

Answer: Colin Montgomerie

Question: Other than Harry Vardon in the 19th century, which British Golfer has won the most number of major championships?

Answer: Nick Faldo He won a total of six including three Open Championships and three Masters.

Question: Who, in 1969, became the first British golfer to win the Open Championship since Max Faulkner 18 years earlier?

Answer: Tony Jacklin

Question: Which South African golfer is known as The Big Easy?

Answer: Ernie Els

Question: The Open Championship has always been held in either England or Scotland except in 1951. In which country was it held that year?

Answer: Northern Ireland At the Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim

Question: On what type of Golf Course is the Open Championship always played on?

Answer: A Links Course Links Courses are the oldest type of golf course played on grass-covered coastal sand dunes originally in Scotland. The word “links” comes via the Scots language from the Old English word hlinc meaning rising ground or ridge.

Question: Who was the first Italian golfer to win one of the four major golf tournaments?

Answer: Francesco Molinari He won the 2018 Open at Carnoustie.

Question: Name the French golfer who is famed for his dramatic capitulation at the Open Championship in 1999?

Answer: Jean van de Velde