Carrickmines Golf Club Winter 9 Hole Competition Lockdown

Well Done to everyone who took part in the quiz and the results were very close. The
                      Winner was Finola O’Riordan with one question wrong on count back from Emer Smyth
                      (Finola was the quickest with her entry). Jason Skerrit came third with 34. The answers are
                      below.

Carrickmines Golf Club Winter 9 Hole Competition Lockdown
This is an 9 hole Competition, the number of questions per round will vary according to the par of the hole.
The Stroke Index of the hole will indicate the difficulty of the questions.
Please email the answers to me indicating clearly the answers on each hole.

Hole 1 – Par 4 - SI 7
          Name that Course

A                      B

C                      D
A) Royal County Down       B) TPC Sawgrass
C) Augusta National        D) Old Course St Andrews

Hole 2 - Par 4 – SI 11 Ryder Way
1. Who became the first European Player to score what is now the
   maximum of 5 points in a single Ryder Cup in 2018?
    a) Rory McIlroy                        b) Paul Casey
    c) Francesco Molinari                  d) Tyrrell Hatton

2. Where will the 43rd Ryder Cup be played in September 2021?
    a) Erin Hills Golf Course, Wisconsin   b) Le Golf National, Paris
    c) Valdarama, Spain                    d) Whistling Straits, Wisconsin.

3. In which country will the 2023 Ryder Cup be held?
    a) France                              b) United States
    c) United Kingdom                      d) Italy

4. Who has won the Ryder Cup the most since 1979 and how many
   times have they won it?
         a) Europe 11 b) USA 13 c) Europe 13 d) USA 11

Hole 3 – Par 4 – SI 15
   General Knowledge
1. Who was the only non American to win a major in
   2019? Shane Lowry

2. Who has won the most major golf titles in his
   career? Jack Nicklaus

3. Royal St George GC is based in which English town
   that shares its name with a popular lunch?
   Sandwich

4. Which year was golf’s last appearance at the
   Olympic Games before it featured in 2016? 1904

Hole 4 – Par 3 – SI 13
 • If your ball is found in the bushes and is unplayable, relief
   can be taken within how many club lengths?
      a) One                    b) Two             c) Three

 • If a player declares their ball unplayable in the bunker
   and opts to drop the ball directly behind the bunker no
   nearer the hole, how many penalty shots do they incur.
      a) One                   b) two               c) three

 • What is the penalty if a player hits her playing partners
   golf bag during play?
     a) One shot              b) 2 shots
     c) no penalty            d) disqualification from hole

Hole 5 – Par 4 - SI 1 Rules Way
1.   In matchplay, a player observes a breach of rules by their opponent and decides to
     disregard it. What is the ruling?
      a)   The player and their opponent are disqualified
      b)   There is no penalty as the player may overlook their opponents breach of rules
           (Rule 1.3)
      c)   The player is disqualified

2.   In stroke play a player removes a post defining out of bounds as it interferes with
     their swing, what is the ruling?
      a)   There is no penalty whether or not they replace the post
      b)   The player gets two penalty strokes whether or not he replaces the posts.
      c)   The player gets two penalty strokes unless they replace the post before taking
           their shot and eliminating the improvement by doing so. (Rule 8.1)

3.   In stroke play what do you do if you have played the wrong ball and have taken a
     two shot penalty?
      a)   Drop a ball where the wrong ball has landed.
      b)   Go back to the tee and replay your shots even if the right ball has been taken off
           the tee.
      c)   Go back and replay the shots played with the wrong ball (Rule 15.3)

4.   Can a player ask their opponent what club they used after they have taken a shot?
      a)   Yes, and there is no penalty
      b)   No, and there is a two shot penalty (Rule 10.2)
      c)   No, and there is a one shot penalty

Hole 6 – Par 4 - SI 5
         Emoji Way
                  = Tom Watson
 1
                  = Billy Horschel

                  = Stuart Applebee

                  = Bryson DeChambeau

                  = Rory McIlroy

                  = Bubba Watson

Hole 7 - Par 3 - SI 17 LPGA Way

1. Who won the US Women’s Open in 2020?
   Lim Kim of Korea

2. Which women has won the most majors?
   Patty Berg of USA

3. What percentage of golfers are women?
   23 - 24%

Hole 8 – Par 5 - SI 9   1. A ball is deemed lost if it is not found or identified by the player within five minutes of
                             searching for it? FALSE (3 minutes)
                        2.   In match play, if a player makes a stroke at a wrong ball, she loses the hole?
                             TRUE (Rule 6.3)
Rules Way –             3.   A player must find her ball in order to declare the ball unplayable? TRUE (Rule
                             19.2/5)
True / False            4.   It is not permitted to remove cut grass adhering to the ball lying on the
                             fairway? TRUE (14.1 c)
                        5.   The word GOLF is an acronym for “GENTLEMEN ONLY LADIES FORBIDDEN”?
                             FALSE

Hole 9–Par 4–SI 3
                                          Masters Stretch
  1. How many times has Tiger Woods won the Masters?
       a) 2         b) 3               c) 4                         d) 5

  2. How much does it cost to be a member of Augusta?
       a) $1 per year, which is collected and put behind the bar for the
          club caddies at the end of the season.
       b) Between $3,000 and $25000 per year.
       c) Over $100,000 per year.

  3. The 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta National are collectively
     known by
     what nick name?
       a) Dogwood Stretch                    b) Amen Corner
       c)   Redbud lane                      d) Cherry Blossom Road

  4. What was Augusta used for during the second world war?
      a) It remained a golf course        b) A training camp for the US army
      c) Used to farm turkeys & cattle d) secret emergency bunker for the
                                          president

I will email the answers in due course.

See you all soon!!