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Golf trivia: ten questions, every answer with its source
A quiz for the 19th hole, built from 24 facts that a source actually says: the history of the game, the Rules, the handicap system, the numbers of the tour and the one golf shot hit on the Moon. Ten questions a round; the link gives your friends the same ten.
By Morris, by Badgie Golf · Updated
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The facts behind the questions are on the history of golf, who invented golf, golf facts and famous golf quotes and who really said them. Morris knows all of it on WhatsApp too, and tells you where he read it.
Sources
- National Library of Scotland — Early moments in Scottish golf — 1457, 1552, 1632, 1743, 1744 and the rest of the early dates. Read 9 October 2026.
- The R&A — The Royal and Ancient Golf Club — Founded 14 May 1754. Read 9 October 2026.
- Scottish Golf History — origin of golf terms — Birdie, bogey, albatross. Read 9 October 2026.
- Quote Investigator — golf quotes — 'A good walk spoiled' and 'the harder I practice'. Read 9 October 2026.
- PGA TOUR — Strokes gained: how it works — Read 9 October 2026.
- NASA — Apollo 14 — Read 9 October 2026.
Trivia questions
Where do the trivia answers come from?
Every question links its source: the National Library of Scotland for early golf, The R&A's own pages and Rules, the USGA's Rules of Handicapping, Scottish Golf History for the words, Quote Investigator for the quotes, the PGA Tour for strokes gained, TrackMan for the tour numbers, NASA for the Moon. If a fact is folklore it is not in the quiz.
Is the quiz the same for everyone?
Each quiz is ten questions from the bank in a random order; when you share the link, your friends get the same ten in the same order, so the scores compare.
Who hit a golf ball on the Moon?
Alan Shepard, on Apollo 14 in 1971, with a 6-iron head fitted to a sampling tool, one-handed in his suit. Two balls.
Why was golf banned in Scotland?
Because it distracted men from archery practice, which the kingdom's defence depended on. James II's Act of 1457 is the earliest written mention of the game; the ban was restated in 1471 and 1491.
Keep reading
All of History & TriviaWho invented golf?
Nobody, and Scotland: the evidence in dates (1457, 1552, 1744, 1754) and the Dutch and Chinese claims judged fairly, with sources.
The history of golf, in dates
From the 1457 ban to the World Handicap System: rules, clubs, 18 holes, the balls and shafts that changed the game, with a document behind every date.
Golf facts with a source, and five without
Twenty-five facts on history, rules, equipment, words and numbers, each with its source, and five famous 'facts' that no document supports.
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