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Andy Levett

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Christmas Quiz - now with answers
« on: December 20, 2007, 06:31:59 PM »
This is the third annual Christmas Quiz.

Following the tradition established by the first winner, Jason McNamara, the prize is that the winner will set the following year's test (though there will be plenty of GCAers to offer suggested questions).
 
Again, following the tradition established by originator Mark Rowlinson and Jason, the supplementary prize will be a book. This year, the winner has a choice between The Golf Course by Cornish and Whitten or Classic Golf Links of Great Britain and Ireland by Donald Steel.

Email answers to andylevett@yahoo.co.uk. Closing date is midnight (GMT) on New Year's Eve.

1. This MacKenzie muni was shortlisted for the Ryder Cup in 1929 and 1933 but lost out on both occasions, to Moortown and Southport & Ainsdale respectively.
                   
2. When Tom Watson played this course his drive at the 17th finished on top of one of the largest centre-fairway mounds in golf, said to be the burial place of vanquished Viking raiders.  
                     
3. This club's badge features the features the coats of arms of two English counties, reflecting its original name when it was the only course in either county.

4. A 'Prestwick logo' is not available from the club shop but readily obtainable out on the course, and at a number of others in the UK. What is it?

5. A number of Scottish course have a Braid's Brawest but where is Gwella Braid, meaning the same thing? It's the only hole on the course where the yardage number starts with a 4.

6. Whose obituary appeared in 1959, five years before his death?

7. This Mungo Park 9-hole links was founded the same year as Hoylake. Later extended to 18, but the second nine were then incorporated into a new course with a similar name. The original nine still exists, with routing and yardages virtually identical to those recorded in Hutchinson's 1897 British Golf Links,

8. Over a thousand babies were born in the clubhouse of this Ryder Cup venue when it was requisitioned during WW2 as a maternity hospital.
                   
9.  What is a Rye Greensome?
                     
10. In a sentence, what is disturbance theory?
                     
11.  What did Pannal, Pleasington and Prestbury have in common in 2007?
                     
12. This parkland muni, north of Wallasey and south of West Lancs, is credited to Tom Simpson.

13. This is arguably the most obscure, and so perhaps the most intriguing, course in Darwin's Historic Golf Courses of the British Isles (1910). Its members still enjoy much of Herbert Fowler's course, and a clubhouse in the large hall which provides one of the names the club is known by, the other being the local town.

14. A plaque on the site of this former five hole course claims it is the Home of Golf. Name the course.

15. Initially, it's no surprise that this club has a dormy house.

16.  This French-sounding club, founded in 1872, shares its home course on Golf Road with two other clubs.
                     
17. This club left its original green, still overlooked by a monument to a maritime hero, in the nineteenth century and now enjoys the luxury of two contrasting courses on different sites, originally designed by Old Tom Morris and Willie Park.  
                   
18.  Hazards at this club's original links at Sauchope included a lifeguard's pole and sheep fold.
                                       
The following places are associated with which famous architects?
19. East Hendred

20.Normanton

21. Earlsferry

22. At Christmas 1874 in snowy conditions this club played what they claim was the first competition using red golf balls.
                     
23. What was 'the knuckle club?'
                     
24. General Fairfax's English Civil War entrenchment is visible close to the 14th fairway of which Yorkshire course with links to surf and turf.
                   
25. Walter Travis said this inland course was "the best laid out links I have ever played over anywhere" after a visit in 1901, the year it formally opened.

26. Just one of these links courses does not enjoy a view of a caravan/trailer park from one or more holes. Which is the odd one out? Brora, Royal County Down, Royal Dornoch, Seaton Carew, Silloth-on-Solway.

27. According to Sir Robert Gordon, writing in the 17th century, these links "do far surpass Montrose or St Andrews"

28. This parkland by the sea with views of the 'Iona of the East' opens with two par 3s

29. During the Home Internationals at this Welsh course an English player, with wind assistance, bounced a ball off the clubhouse roof to finish pin-high.

30. This outstanding English links was originally designed by James Braid but it's a later architect, Frank Pennink, who has the stroke 1 hole named in his honour, an honour slightly diminished by his name being mis-spelled on both website and scorecard.

31. In the Doak/Scott biography, Yarra Yarra (in Australia) is described as the only MacKenzie course to start with a par 3. Which English MacKenzie also starts with a par 3?

32. The same book also describes the 9/18th as the Jockey Club Blue, in Argentina, as the only double green in MacK's body of work.
Which English MacKenzie also sports a double green, at 1/9?

33. Who said this?
"The undulations have created such a varied, interesting and pleasurable test of golf that we do not require a single bunker. Nevertheless, for the sake of appearance and for the purpose of creating more spectacular thrills, we will give you a few bunkers."

34. Who said this?
"I saw - - at Sunningdale yesterday. He told me that Spain where he has been making some new courses and Switzerland are the only two civilised countries in Europe. I always thought he was a bit mad, but now he appears to be completely 'bats'."

35.And of whom?
« Last Edit: January 01, 2008, 02:14:59 PM by Andy Levett »

Jason McNamara

Re:Christmas Quiz
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2007, 09:57:17 PM »
10. In a sentence, what is disturbance theory?
 

Knowing how poorly I'd fare on this quiz.   :)

Seriously, I know some and have some other guesses, but I am going to leave this for others to pick apart.

Nice quiz, Andy!

Jason (the Irish kind, not the Scottish kind)

Mark_Rowlinson

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Re:Christmas Quiz
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2007, 01:03:37 PM »
This needs to be bumped up.

Andy Levett

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Re:Christmas Quiz
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2007, 05:29:32 PM »
One last bump. You have until 2008.

Andy Levett

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Re:Christmas Quiz
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2008, 02:14:34 PM »
No entries I'm afraid. Here are the answers:
1. This MacKenzie muni was shortlisted for the Ryder Cup in 1929 and 1933 but lost out on both occasions, to Moortown and Southport & Ainsdale respectively.

Temple Newsam
                     
2. When Tom Watson played this course his drive at the 17th finished on top of one of the largest centre-fairway mounds in golf, said to be the burial place of vanquished Viking raiders.  

Cruden Bay
                     
3. This club's badge features the features the coats of arms of two English counties, reflecting its original name when it was the only course in either county.

Seaton Carew, originally known as the Durham and Yorkshire Golf Club.

4. A 'Prestwick logo' is not available from the club shop but readily obtainable out on the course, and at a number of others in the UK. What is it?

Black mark on golf ball left by contact with bunker sleepers

5. A number of Scottish courses have a Braid's Brawest but where is Gwella Braid, meaning the same thing? It's the only hole on the course where the yardage number starts with a 4.

Perranporth

6. Whose obituary appeared in 1959, five years before his death?

Tom Simpson.

7. This Mungo Park 9-hole links was founded the same year as Hoylake. Later extended to 18, but the second nine were then incorporated into a new course with a similar name. The original nine still exists, with routing and yardages virtually identical to those recorded in Hutchinson's 1897 British Golf Links,

Alnmouth Village. The other course, essentially a Colt, is known as Almouth,or Foxton.

8. Over a thousand babies were born in the clubhouse of this Ryder Cup venue when it was requisitioned during WW2 as a maternity hospital.

Lindrick
                     
9.  What is a Rye Greensome?

Play in pairs with all players driving. On the first tee you must nominate who plays the second shot on the even holes and the odd holes. The nominated player plays the second shot from the chosen drive (i.e. you could play both the drive and the second shot). Thereafter play alternate shots to finish the hole.
                     
10. In a sentence, what is disturbance theory?

All turfgrasses are adapted to a certain environmental range and golf course managers can use this to their advantage to encourage their species of choice.
                     
11.  What did Pannal, Pleasington and Prestbury have in common in 2007?

Regional qualifying venues for The Open Championship
                     
12. This parkland muni, north of Wallasey and south of West Lancs, is credited to Tom Simpson.

Bootle. Anybody been?

13. This is arguably the most obscure, and so perhaps the most intriguing, course in Darwin's Historic Golf Courses of the British Isles (1910). Its members still enjoy much of Herbert Fowler's course, and a clubhouse in the large hall which provides one of the names the club is known by, the other being the local town.

Fixby Hall aka Huddersfield              

14. A plaque on the site of this former five hole course claims it is the Home of Golf. Name the course.

Leith Links

15. Initially, it's no surprise that this club has a dormy house.

Burnham and Berrow, aka B&B.

16.  This French-sounding club, founded in 1872, shares its home course on Golf Road with two other clubs.

Bon Accord, playing over the public Kings Links in Aberdeen.
                     
17. This club left its original green, still overlooked by a monument to a maritime hero, in the nineteenth century and now enjoys the luxury of two contrasting courses on different sites, originally designed by Old Tom Morris and Willie Park.  
                     
Glasgow GC (Killermont and Southern Gailes)
                     
18.  Hazards at this club's original links at Sauchope included a lifeguard's pole and sheep fold.

Crail
                     
                                         
The following places are associated with which famous architects?
19. East Hendred

Colt lived there.

20.Normanton

MacKenzie was born there.

21. Earlsferry

Braid born there.

22. At Christmas 1874 in snowy conditions this club played what they claim was the first competition using red golf balls.
                     
Burntisland
                     
23. What was 'the knuckle club?'
                     
A group of Royal Blackheath Freemasons who played out of season to avoid non-Masons. The club's Spring Medal was formerly known as the Knuckle Club Medal and, dating back to 1789, may be golf's oldest medal prize.
                     
24. General Fairfax's English Civil War entrenchment is visible close to the 14th fairway of which Yorkshire course with links to surf and turf.
                     
Bingley St Ives (The 'surf and turf' clue referred to surf capital St Ives, in Cornwall, and the sports turf research institute based at Bingley St Ives.)
                     
25. Walter Travis said this inland course was "the best laid out links I have ever played over anywhere" after a visit in 1901, the year it formally opened.

Huntercombe

26. Just one of these links courses does not enjoy a view of a caravan/trailer park from one or more holes. Which is the odd one out? Brora, Royal County Down, Royal Dornoch, Seaton Carew, Silloth-on-Solway.

Seaton Carew

27. According to Sir Robert Gordon, writing in the 17th century, these links "do far surpass Montrose or St Andrews"

Royal Dornoch

28. This parkland by the sea with views of the 'Iona of the East' opens with two par 3s

Aberdour

29. During the Home Internationals at this Welsh course an English player, with wind assistance, bounced a ball off the clubhouse roof to finish pin-high.

Ashburnham

30. This outstanding English links was originally designed by James Braid but it's a later architect, Frank Pennink, who has the stroke 1 hole named in his honour, an honour slightly diminished by his name being mis-spelled on both website and scorecard.

Goswick aka Berwick-Upon-Tweed. The 5th is dubbed Pennick's (sic) Way.

31. In the Doak/Scott biography, Yarra Yarra (in Australia) is described as the only MacKenzie course to start with a par 3. Which English MacKenzie also starts with a par 3?

South Moor

32. The same book also describes the 9/18th as the Jockey Club Blue, in Argentina, as the only double green in MacK's body of work. Which English MacKenzie also sports a double green, at 1/9?

Darlington

33. Who said this?
"The undulations have created such a varied, interesting and pleasurable test of golf that we do not require a single bunker. Nevertheless, for the sake of appearance and for the purpose of creating more spectacular thrills, we will give you a few bunkers.

Dr Alister MacKenzie

34. Who said this?
I saw - - at Sunningdale yesterday. He told me that Spain where he has been making some new courses and Switzerland are the only two civilised countries in Europe. I always thought he was a bit mad, but now he appears to be completely 'bats'."

John Morrison

35.And of whom?

Tom Simpson




« Last Edit: January 01, 2008, 02:16:15 PM by Andy Levett »

Jason McNamara

Re:Christmas Quiz
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2008, 05:23:39 PM »
8. Over a thousand babies were born in the clubhouse of this Ryder Cup venue when it was requisitioned during WW2 as a maternity hospital.

Lindrick
                 

Hey, that was my Tommy Bolt question from last year!  :)

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12. This parkland muni, north of Wallasey and south of West Lancs, is credited to Tom Simpson.

Bootle. Anybody been?

Only that Boothroyd lady who was speaker of the House of Commons.

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15. Initially, it's no surprise that this club has a dormy house.

Burnham and Berrow, aka B&B.

Dang - I was trying to find a dormy house at a club with the initials PM or DH.  Right idea, wrong initials.

And a follow-up question:  If there were a golf course at the south-east corner of Saunders Lane and Blackhorse Road, with what letter would that course's name likely start?

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