Golf Trivia

[pudubny]

try to answer without the help of Google. Feel free to add your own questions. Don't forget to provide the answer if the forum is stumped.
Who was the last player to win a Major with a persimmon driver?
Bonus, year and tourney.

[TheBananaSlice]

I would have guess Leonard at the 97 Open, but apparently he switched to the 975d a few months before. My second guess would have been Love III in 97 at the PGA, but again he switched to the 975d a few months before claiming his only major.

I will offer the hint for the actual year of the OPs question - 1993.

[ndrpar]

Greg Norman - British Open???

[johnny canuck]

try to answer without the help of Google. Feel free to add your own questions. Don't forget to provide the answer if the forum is stumped.
Who was the last player to win a Major with a persimmon driver?
Bonus, year and tourney.

I'm guessing Bernie Langer at The Masters in 93.

I think I actually heard this on a podcast last week.

[pudubny]

I'm guessing Bernie Langer at The Masters in 93.

I think I actually heard this on a podcast last week.

Correct. Who was the last (and probably first) player to win a major with a legal set of square grooved irons (including wedges)?

[johnny canuck]

Correct. Who was the last (and probably first) player to win a major with a legal set of square grooved irons (including wedges)?

I need to find another podcast! No idea on this one.

[Big Shooter]

Gary Woodland?

[pudubny]

Mark Calcavecchia. Open Championship 1989. That week many people commented on how even out of thick rough his balls stopped pretty quickly in the greens. It lead to the square grooves being mostly banned except for some grandfathered wedges. That lead to accusation that golfers were cheating including Phil. It developed into a strange legal battle between the Tour and Ping.
Next question.
Who was the first professional to win multiple majors in a year?

[Big Shooter]

Nancy Lopez?

[rgk5]

The first set of Titleist forged blades were just a rebranded set from a company that Acushnet purchased in 1969. Name the company.

[4wedges]

Mark Calcavecchia. Open Championship 1989. That week many people commented on how even out of thick rough his balls stopped pretty quickly in the greens. It lead to the square grooves being mostly banned except for some grandfathered wedges. That lead to accusation that golfers were cheating including Phil. It developed into a strange legal battle between the Tour and Ping.
Next question.
Who was the first professional to win multiple majors in a year?

Ben Hogan?

[pudubny]

Ben Hogan?

Gene Sarazen, 1922. US Open and PGA.
opposite of earlier question. Who was the first golfer to win a major with a metal wood?

[WWFS]

The first set of Titleist forged blades were just a rebranded set from a company that Acushnet purchased in 1969. Name the company.

Golfcraft.

IIRC Ping also used a raw Golfcraft head to fashion their first irons.

[4underthru9]

Who was the first golfer to win a major with a metal wood?


IIRC Lee Trevino 1984 PGA, with a Pittsburgh Persimmon.

I bought one at a Value Village store for $5
Had no idea what it was at the time, but it looked interesting.

[rgk5]

Golfcraft.

IIRC Ping also used a raw Golfcraft head to fashion their first irons.

Correct.