Christmas Quiz Answers

Ed is currently on paternity leave but will be writing again very soon. With this in mind, the blog is very short this week – just the answers to the Christmas Quiz. Hopefully it provided some entertainment over the festive period, and I trust you’ve got them all worked out. You may have noticed one small error – that of ‘No. 3’ where there are only 4 events in the Fed Ex Cup post season, rather than 5. Apologies if it had you stumped for days!

1. 31 t at the W C of G = 31 teams at the World Cup of Golf
2. 12 p in a R C t = 12 players in a Ryder Cup team
3. 5 e in the FE C P S = 5 events in the Fed Ex Cup Post Season
4. 1934 f M T = 1934 first Masters Tournament
5. 2 s d = a d b = 2 shots dropped = a double bogey
6. 4 M in a y = 4 Majors in a Year
7. 80 is the a of P A = 80 is the age of Peter Alliss
8. 156 p in the f for the O C = 156 players in the field for the Open Championship
9. 5 in the O W G R is A S = 5 in the Official World Golf Rankings is Adam Scott
10. 46 e on the R to D = 46 events on the Race to Dubai
11. 14 c in the b = 14 clubs in the bag
12. 35 i in a s l p = 35 Inches in a standard length putter
13. 112 b on the O C at S A = 112 bunkers on the Old Course at St.Andrews
14. 2005 M C w the U S O = 2005 Michael Campbell won the US Open
15. 15 p s by the E S C t = 15 points scored by the European Solheim Cup Team
16. 30 E T C at Q S = 30 European Tour Cards at Qualifying School
17. 73 PGA T v for J N = 73 PGA Tour victories for Jack Nicklaus
18. 2013 T O C at M = 2013 The Open Championship at Muirfield
19. 22 is the a of R M = 22 is the age of Rory McIlroy
20. 46 d of l on a n i = 46 degrees of loft on a nine iron
21. 3 u p  = an a = 3 under par = an albatross
22. 2011 first M w with a b p = 2011 first Major won with a belly putter
23. 8 O of M T w by C M = 8 Order of Merits Titles won by Colin Montgomerie
24. 14 p s by the G B & I W C T = 14 points scored by the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Team
25. 4 M w by P M = 4 Majors won by Phil Mickelson
26. 2018 R C at L G N = 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National
27. 1995 y J D w t O C = 1995 year John Daly won the Open Championship
28. 1 p s for o o b = 1 penalty stroke for out of bounds
29. 141 O C at R L & S A = 141^st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes
30. 6 M in N F’s c = 6 Majors in Nick Faldo’s Career