Week 4: Quiz – Golf Comes to America

Stage 2: Learn & Improve · Golf History
Week 4 — Golf Comes to America

1888–1930

Let’s see what we remember from this week! Read each question aloud and talk through the answers together.

Correct answers are shown in bold color. Use this as a conversation starter, not a test.

Question 1

Who was Francis Ouimet and why was his 1913 US Open victory significant?

  • ○ A wealthy amateur who won the first US Open
  • ✓ A 20-year-old caddie who beat the world’s best professionals — opening golf to ordinary Americans
  • ○ The first Black golfer to compete professionally

Question 2

What was the Golden Age of American golf course design?

  • ○ The 1950s and 1960s when television popularized golf
  • ✓ The 1910s-1930s when architects like Donald Ross and Alister MacKenzie built many classic courses
  • ○ The 1880s when golf first arrived in America

Question 3

Who was Bobby Jones and what was the Grand Slam?

  • ○ An English professional who won the first US Open
  • ✓ An American amateur who won all four major championships in 1930 — a feat never repeated
  • ○ The founder of the PGA of America