How Well Do You Know the World's Most Famous Golf Courses?

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Golf courses around the world are typically just as famous as the pros who play on them. From the Old Course at St. Andrews to Pebble Beach in California, world-famous golf courses are known for their stunning vistas, challenging architecture, and tournament pedigree. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of some of the most famous golf courses in the world!

Famous Golf Courses Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Which famous golf course has hosted the annual Masters Tournament every year since 1934?

  • A
    Augusta National Golf Club
  • B
    Pine Valley Golf Club
  • C
    Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
  • D
    Oakmont Country Club

Question 2

This famous golf course is hailed as the birthplace of the sport and located in Scotland. What is it?

  • A
    St. Andrews
  • B
    Royal Dornoch
  • C
    Muirfield
  • D
    Turnberry

Question 3

What world-famous golf course was one of the first to use the ocean as a hazard and is open to the public for a minimum of $525 per round?

  • A
    Shadow Creek Golf Course
  • B
    Augusta National Golf Club
  • C
    Pebble Beach Golf Links
  • D
    Cypress Point Club

Question 4

The West course at what golf club is ranked #1 in Australia?

  • A
    Royal Melbourne Golf Club
  • B
    Cape Wickham Links
  • C
    Barnbougle Dunes
  • D
    New South Wales Golf Club

Question 5

What South Carolina golf course hosts the RBC Heritage tournament on the PGA Tour?

  • A
    The Ocean Course
  • B
    Harbour Town Golf Links
  • C
    Sage Valley Golf Club
  • D
    Long Cove Club

Question 6

Brooks Koepka won the 2018 U.S. Open at this Southampton golf course. What is it?

  • A
    Winged Foot Golf Club
  • B
    Pebble Beach Golf Links
  • C
    Oakmont Country Club
  • D
    Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Question 7

The historic Pinehurst No. 2 golf course is located in which U.S. state?

  • A
    Virginia
  • B
    Nebraska
  • C
    Georgia
  • D
    North Carolina

Question 8

What public golf course in New York is the most difficult of five located in the same Long Island state park?

  • A
    Winged Foot Golf Club West
  • B
    Fishers Island Club
  • C
    Bethpage Black Course
  • D
    National Golf Links of America

Question 9

What famous New York golf club features an incredibly difficult 18-hole course that challenges even the best golfers in the world?

  • A
    Augusta National Golf Club
  • B
    Pine Valley Golf Club
  • C
    Winged Foot Golf Club
  • D
    The Olympic Club

Question 10

What Scottish golf club is world-famous but has never hosted any of the modern professional tournaments?

  • A
    Turnberry
  • B
    St. Andrews
  • C
    Muirfield
  • D
    Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Question 11

What Wisconsin golf course hosted the PGA Championship in 2004, 2010, and 2015?

  • A
    Whistling Straits
  • B
    Erin Hills Golf Course
  • C
    Blackwolf Run
  • D
    Milwaukee Country Club

Question 12

The 2018 Open Championship will be hosted at what golf course in Angus, Scotland?

  • A
    St. Andrews
  • B
    Turnberry
  • C
    Carnoustie Golf Links
  • D
    Ballybunion

Question 13

Kiawah Island Golf Resort is home to what notoriously difficult golf course?

  • A
    The Harbor Course
  • B
    The King’s Course
  • C
    The Stadium Course
  • D
    The Ocean Course

Question 14

Where is the famed Ballybunion course located?

  • A
    England
  • B
    Scotland
  • C
    Ireland
  • D
    Wales

Question 15

What Scottish golf course has hosted The Open Championship an impressive 16 times?

  • A
    Royal County Down Golf Club
  • B
    Turnberry
  • C
    Muirfield
  • D
    Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Question 16

Henry Fownes designed this Pennsylvania course that opened for the first time in 1903. What is it?

  • A
    Laurel Valley Gold Club
  • B
    Merion Golf Club
  • C
    Oakmont Country Club
  • D
    Fox Chapel Gold Club

Question 17

Golf legend Rory McIlroy shot a 61 at this club’s seaside Dunluce course when he was only 16-years-old. What is it?

  • A
    Muirfield
  • B
    Royal County Down Golf Club
  • C
    Royal Dornoch Golf Club
  • D
    Royal Portrush Golf Club

Question 18

The 1977 “Duel in the Sun” between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson took place at what golf course?

  • A
    Muirfield
  • B
    Turnberry
  • C
    Ballybunion
  • D
    St. Andrews

Question 19

What United States golf course is known for its expert architecture, as well as for being one of the most difficult courses in the world?

  • A
    Pine Valley Golf Club
  • B
    Shadow Creek Golf Course
  • C
    Pebble Beach Golf Links
  • D
    Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Question 20

What Pennsylvania club features a short, 6,500-yard course and was the site of Bobby Jones’ 1930 Grand Slam final win?

  • A
    Oakmont Country Club
  • B
    Laurel Valley Golf Club
  • C
    Merion Golf Club
  • D
    Lancaster Country Club

Question 21

The Pacific Dunes course is located in which Pacific Northwest city?

  • A
    Olympia, Washington
  • B
    Seattle, Washington
  • C
    Bandon, Oregon
  • D
    Bend, Oregon

Question 22

What private golf club designed by Donald Ross in 1929 is located in Juno Beach, Florida?

  • A
    The Bear’s Club
  • B
    Jupiter Hills Club
  • C
    Seminole Golf Club
  • D
    Calusa Pines Golf Course

Question 23

What minimalist golf course located in Mullen, Nebraska, is world-famous for its stunning, naturally occurring features?

  • A
    Sand Hills Golf Club
  • B
    The Prairie Club
  • C
    Dismal River Golf Club
  • D
    Wild Horse Gold Club

Question 24

Charles B. Macdonald designed this 18-hole New York golf course to imitate some of the finest holes in England and Scotland. What is it?

  • A
    Winged Foot Golf Club
  • B
    Oakmont Country Club
  • C
    Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
  • D
    National Golf Links of America

Question 25

Old Tom Morris designed this legendary golf club’s courses in Northern Ireland. What is it?

  • A
    Turnberry
  • B
    Royal Dornoch
  • C
    St. Andrews
  • D
    Royal County Down Golf Club

Question 26

What private golf club in California is known for its gorgeous 15th, 16th, and 17th holes that are played along the Pacific Ocean?

  • A
    The Olympic Club
  • B
    Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
  • C
    Pebble Beach Golf Links
  • D
    Cypress Point Club

Question 27

What New York golf course has been called the “Cypress Point of the East?"

  • A
    Hay Harbor Club
  • B
    Fishers Island Club
  • C
    Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
  • D
    Hudson National Golf Club

Question 28

St. George’s Golf and Country Club was established in 1929 in which country?

  • A
    Canada
  • B
    England
  • C
    Scotland
  • D
    Wales

Question 29

What New Zealand course is rated as one of the ten best outside the United States?

  • A
    Waitakere Golf Club
  • B
    Chisholm Links
  • C
    Queenstown Golf Club
  • D
    Cape Kidnappers Golf Course

Question 30

What club was named a “golfer’s paradise” after opening in 1993 in the United Arab Emirates?

  • A
    Abu Dhabi Golf Course
  • B
    Al Zorah Golf Club
  • C
    Yas Links Golf Club
  • D
    Dubai Creek

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