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Associated Press
Friday, July 14

Forward tees (1 point)
1. Name the only six-time champion.

2. Who was the last amateur to win the British Open?

3. Paul Lawrie owns the greatest final-round comeback in British Open history. How many strokes did he make up, and what was his score?

4. At which course were the first 12 British Opens played?

5. Who is the only player to win the British Open at five courses?

6. Name the oldest and youngest winner.

Middle tees (3 points)
7. What is the largest margin of victory in the British Open, a record for all major championships until Tiger Woods' 15-stroke win in the U.S. Open?

8. Name the player who made an ace on the Postage Stamp hole at Royal Troon _ 50 years after he failed to qualify for the British Open.

9. Jack Nicklaus has played in six British Opens at St. Andrews. How many times did he miss the cut?

10. What is the lowest score in relation to par to win the British Open?

11. Name the first American-born player to win the British Open.

12. During an 18-year span, this player won three times, was second a record seven times and was never worse than 12th. Name him.

Championship tees (5 points)
13. These current PGA Tour members are the only two players to record four rounds in the 60s in a British Open and still not win. Who are they?

14. Who was the last wire-to-wire winner in the British Open?

15. Only five players, all Americans, have won the British Open and the U.S. Open in the same year. Name them.

16. The British Open record for most rounds in the 60s is 33. Name the two players who share this record (Hint: Both will be in the field at St. Andrews).

17. Name the only three players who have won the British Open in three decades.

18. Who is the only player to have the best score in all four rounds of the British Open?

19th hole (10-point bonus)
Ten players have won three of the four professional majors. Three of them -- Walter Hagen, Tommy Armour and James Barnes -- peaked before the Masters was created in 1934. Of the other seven, which three have failed only to win the British Open for the career Grand Slam?

Answers
1. Harry Vardon -- 1896, 1898-99, 1903, 1911, 1914.

2. Bobby Jones in 1930.

3. Lawrie had a 67 to make up 10 strokes. He won in a playoff.

4. Prestwick, Scotland.

5. Tom Watson won at Carnoustie, Turnberry, Muirfield, Royal Birkdale and Royal Troon.

6. Old Tom Morris was 46 when he won the last of his four Opens in 1867. Young Tom Morris won the next year at age 17.

7. Old Tom Morris won by 13 strokes in 1862.

8. Gene Sarazen.

9. Nicklaus has never missed the cut at St. Andrews.

10. Nick Faldo, an 18-under 270 at St. Andrews in 1990.

11. Walter Hagen in 1922.

12. Jack Nicklaus.

13. Ernie Els in 1993 and Jesper Parnevik in 1994.

14. Tom Weiskopf at Royal Troon in 1973.

15. Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino and Tom Watson.

16. Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo.

17. Harry Vardon (1896, 1903, 1911), J.H. Taylor (1894, 1900, 1913), Gary Player (1959, 1968, 1974).

18. J.H. Taylor in 1900. No one else has ever done that in any major championship.

Bonus: Byron Nelson, Ray Floyd and Tiger Woods.

Scoring
55-64: Grand Slam
45-54: Claret Jug
35-44: Solid Pro
25-34: Amateur Status
11-24: Back to the range
0-10: Sell the clubs.