Tiger Woods - The Quiz!
TOMMY: Welcome to Tommy Does Golf, the podcast where three old timers give you our opinions on everything golf. I'm Tommy Long, joined by fellow PGA professionals James Morgan and Paul Charman. With over 100 years and counting in the golf industry between us, we are well into our back nines. We'll do our best to stay on topic, but just like our tee shots these days, this podcast could go anywhere.
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gents, we've received numerous requests asking for specific quiz episodes on Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. So I've been busy putting together individual quizzes on the GOATs of our game, and I'm going to put you fellas to the test. To our listeners, play along at home, in the car, or wherever you're listening from.
Here's how it works. I'll ask the questions, there'll be a few seconds of thinking time for everyone to come up with their answer before I go to James or Paul for their best [00:01:00] attempt. It's going to be interesting to see how many stats and facts your brains have absorbed and retained over the years.
One thing's for sure, we'll all be reminded throughout these quizzes of just how incredible their careers were. This episode's quiz is on Mr. Tiger Woods. So without further ado, let's get started. Fellas, are you ready?
JAMES: Oh, am I ready.
PAUL: As ever, mate. As ever.
JAMES: Bring it on.
TOMMY: Okay, let's get into it. Here we go. Question one When was Tiger Woods born?
I'm gonna go to James
JAMES: 1975 Correct. '
TOMMY: 75. '75, yeah. Oh. Well, following on from there, in which city was Tiger Woods born? Anyone?
JAMES:Los Angeles. Cypress, California Absolutely right.
TOMMY: how old was Tiger Woods when he turned professional
PAUL: I believe he turned pro in 1996 at the age of 20.
TOMMY: Correct.
JAMES: What month?
PAUL: Uh, March.
JAMES: No, it was August.
TOMMY: Far out. What a nerd, but fantastic. All right, next one. What was the first PGA Tour event Tiger played as a professional? Anyone? No. Paul?
PAUL: No. .
TOMMY: Greater Milwaukee Open. Nope. Ah. Greater Milwaukee Open. Next question, Don't really need a pause, but we'll have it anyway for consistency how many major championships has Tiger Woods won? All together now, boys
JAMES:Not enough
PAUL: less than Jack. That's what I would say.
TOMMY: Which means currently? 15. 15. All right.
PAUL: Do you know them all? . Would you like to know?
TOMMY: No, because that might destroy- ... several more of my questions.
PAUL: It could. It may well do. Okay. May well do. Next question.
TOMMY: How many PGA Tour titles has Tiger Woods won come on
PAUL: I think it's in the 80s. Uh...
TOMMY: Exact number, Paul?
PAUL: 82. It is 82. Oh, thank you. Well done. Okay.
TOMMY: Next question, what was the first European Tour event that Tiger Woods won?
JAMES: You gotta give us a bit of a clue
TOMMY: All right, it was in 1998. There's your clue
JAMES:1998 Right.
TOMMY: Johnny Walker Classic Okay. That was his first one.
JAMES: Where was that?
TOMMY: Blue Canyon Country Club,
JAMES: Ooh. Yeah.
TOMMY: next question. Here we go. What was Tiger's winning score at the 1997 US Masters?
PAUL: I don't know, but I think he won by 12 shots. Was it, was it, like, was he 18 under par or something like that?
TOMMY: He was 18 under par, 270.
JAMES: Did he start with a round of 70, Is that the year that he started, he had 40 on the front nine and 30 on the back nine?
TOMMY: he did.
JAMES: Cause that's when I turned around to one of my members at Hastings Golf Club, and I said, "Well, let's see how he goes."
TOMMY: And he finished 18 under par.
JAMES: Let's, let's see how he goes with his career. He might be a flash in the pan.
TOMMY: And he's He's not let you forget that since, has he? He has not let you forget that since.
JAMES:That's 30-odd years ago, and I actually bumped into him about three weeks ago, and he came up to me and said, "How's Tiger getting on?"
TOMMY: Crazy. Crazy. All right. Here we go. Here's a bit of knowledge about the Ryder Cup. All right. So how many Ryder Cups has Tiger Woods played in? Come on, boys Have a guess
PAUL:I'm gonna go five I would go-
TOMMY: James?
JAMES: I've gotta go higher than five.
TOMMY: You're going for?
JAMES: Uh, oh, I'm gonna go for eight.
TOMMY: Correct. It is eight. Okay. Yeah. So we're still on the Ryder Cup. Now, this is interesting, and yeah, we'll see if somebody gets this right. How many Ryder Cup points has Tiger Woods won? Anyone?
PAUL:Not as many as you think
TOMMY: It's not. No. I'm gonna give it to you. It's 14 and a half points. ... Tiger's won 14 and a half points. The breakdown, he had 13 wins, three halves, that gave him his 14 and a half, and 21 losses.
JAMES: Wow.
TOMMY: Now, obviously they weren't all in singles. They were in- Team events ... foursomes and a four-ball- Yeah ... but 21 losses. So yeah, it's crazy that, ... Well, not crazy, 'cause I mean, hey, he was the, the man and he was his own person when he dominated. Right? So the team thing, yeah, interesting. Great. Now a little easy one. I think everybody will know this one, but we'll go for it anyway. What college did Tiger Woods attend? Do you both know?
PAUL: Yeah, Stanford.
TOMMY: He did. Stanford, absolutely. All right.Now, this is a little bit harder. Got to be a bit more of a nerd on Tiger to get this one. What high school did Tiger Woods attend? Paul?
PAUL: Stanford Junior High.
TOMMY: No. No? No, it wasn't. James, any g- Same ... any idea? What college?
Next question. Here we go. How many times has Tiger won the Masters? Paul?
PAUL: I'll go five He did.
TOMMY: Can you tell me, for a bonus point, the years he won? Come on, give us a look.
PAUL: No.
TOMMY: All right, I'm gonna tell you. That would've been exceptional. '97, 2001, 2002, because obviously- Back to back ... he won it back to back. 2005 and 2019. So five times. Wow. Pretty phenomenal. All right, next one.
While we're on the subject of how many times Tiger has won certain championships, how many times has Tiger won the US PGA Championship?
JAMES: I'm gonna say four. And do you want me to name the years?
TOMMY: I want you to try and name the years.
PAUL: show off. Show off. Show off.
JAMES: '99-
TOMMY: Yeah ...
JAMES:2000-
TOMMY: Correct ...
JAMES: 2006-
TOMMY: Yeah ...
JAMES:and going back to back, 2007.
TOMMY: Yeah, and that's pretty phenomenal, isn't it? Not your answer, but what he did. I mean, well done.
But what I'm saying is, I mean, to win it four times, and he won it back to back twice.
JAMES: Yeah, that's good.
TOMMY: Incredible. Yeah. Pretty amazing.All right then. Well, you boys are flying now, so we'll have another go. How many times has Tiger Woods won the US Open?
PAUL: I reckon that's three Okay. Don't ask me what years, though.
JAMES: Well, one of them has to be 2000- It- ... 'cause that was the- Part of his career ... part of his career 'Cause it's Tiger Slam. The Tiger Slam. And then 2002.
TOMMY: Correct.
JAMES: And then I'm gonna guess at 2007 or 08.
TOMMY:It is eight.
PAUL: He's flying.
TOMMY: That is pretty good. And you weren't cheating, so that's even better. Well done, mate.
All right, next one. To round it off.
PAUL: Got to.
JAMES: Why not?
TOMMY: How many times has Tiger won the Open Championship?
PAUL: Just got to do the maths Come on, boys ... 15 less what we've just done Hang on a second. Da, da, da, da, da. Three.
TOMMY: Well done.
PAUL: Yay. Well done.
TOMMY: And can you give me the years then?
JAMES:I can. I can.
TOMMY:Go on, James. Go
JAMES: 2000-
TOMMY Yes ...
JAMES: 2005-
TOMMY:Yes ...
JAMES: and he backed it up in 2006.
TOMMY: Amazing. Absolutely right. Yeah. So he won three of the majors back to back. Yeah. Pretty cool.
JAMES: Pretty impressive.
TOMMY:Okay. Yeah, very. Next question. What was Tiger's margin of victory at the 2000 US Open? Do you want a clue or do you know, boys?
JAMES:I know. That was Pebble Beach. It was Pebble Beach.
TOMMY: Who came second?
JAMES:Oh. Two people. Oh, Ernie Els.
TOMMY: And?
JAMES: Yeah, Miguel Angel Jimenez. Okay. Angel.
TOMMY: So Tiger won it by how many shots, boys?
JAMES: He won it by 15.
TOMMY: He did win it by 15 shots. He was 12 under and they were three over.
Brilliant. Absolutely
PAUL: How demoralizing.
JAMES: Well, second's not bad.
TOMMY: All right. Well, this one might test you. What was Tiger's winning score at the 2000 Open Championship?
Anyone?
PAUL: He won by eight.
TOMMY:He did win by eight. go.
PAUL: 15 under.
TOMMY: No, more than that. 19 under par. 19. Ah. 269. Yeah. Eight-shot victory, correct. Who came second? Two players.
JAMES Two people. Yes. I know.I know. Ernie Els and Thomas Bjorn.
TOMMY: Correct. How many total weeks has Tiger Woods- ... been world number one throughout his career?
PAUL: Oh, I'll have a guess. Go on. Is it in the 600s?
TOMMY:It is in the 600s.
PAUL: Is it 600 and, hmm, 43? No. Oh, higher?
TOMMY: Higher.
PAUL: I want 651.
TOMMY: I'll give you a clue. He got two digits right. 634. 683. 683. 683
Tiger Woods set a PGA Tour record for consecutive cuts made, and I want you to tell me how many it was
best guess, boys ...
JAMES: 300 and something?
TOMMY: No, surprisingly not that high. Oh. No, no, no idea. 142. Okay. Still pretty decent- That's- ... to be fair ...
JAMES: that's pretty decent.
TOMMY: Okay. When did Tiger complete the Tiger Slam?
JAMES: That was the Masters 2001 Correct And people say that he didn't have the Grand Slam 'cause it wasn't all in the same year. But when you hold all four trophies at the same time Incredible That is incredible. Absolutely.
TOMMY: Okay, what irons did Tiger Woods use when he won his first US Masters in 1997?
Best guess, boys
JAMES: Was he still using Titleist?
TOMMY: Paul? Tell me.
PAUL: Taylormade?
TOMMY: He was using a mixed set of Mizuno. MP-29s, 2-iron through 4-iron, and a Mizuno MP-14s 5-iron through pitching wedge.
PAUL: Mm. Nice set of clubs.
TOMMY: Nice set of bats. Very nice. I couldn't hit them, but, you know. Okay, next question: What irons did Tiger Woods use during his Tiger Slam, the four consecutive major victories from 2000 to 2001?
James, have a punt
JAMES: Was that when he was using those Nike irons?
TOMMY: What do you think?
PAUL: I was gonna say Nike irons.
TOMMY: It was a custom set of Titleist 681T forged irons, two iron through pitching wedge.
PAUL: Oh.
TOMMY: So that, that was quite interesting. That surprised me. Okay, next one. How many of Tiger's 15 major championships did he win using a Nike golf ball?
Paul?
PAUL:I'm gonna go one.
TOMMY: james, any idea?
JAMES: I'm gonna go none.
TOMMY: Okay. Well, whether it was actually a Nike ball or whether it had a Nike tick on it, I don't know. Yeah. But the answer's 12.
JAMES: What?
PAUL: What?
TOMMY: Yes, 1997 Masters and the 1999 US PGA, and this is a blaster in the past, he used a Titleist Professional 90.
JAMES: Yeah. Wow. The old Pro V 90.
TOMMY: And at the 2019 Masters, he used-
JAMES: Bridgestone ...
TOMMY: a Bridgestone, got it, James. Bridgestone Tour B XS. Amazing. Okay, so on that golf ball thing, here's the next question. In what year did Tiger Woods first switch to a Nike golf ball?
JAMES: 2000 or '99. 2000 or '99
TOMMY: It was 2000 2000,yeah.
JAMES: Great stat that.
TOMMY: I know. The first tournament he put it into play was the Deutsche Bank SAP Open in Germany, in which he finished third. The following week, he won the Memorial by five shots. Wow. And the week after that, he won the US Open at Pebble Beach by a record 15 shots.
JAMES:Wow.
TOMMY: So it took him a while to get used to that ball.
PAUL: Yeah.
JAMES: Yeah. Okay. All right. If it was a Nike with a tick.
TOMMY: Yeah, well, we don't know, but pretty, pretty cool. Pretty cool for Nike, anyway. All right, next question.
So what putter did Tiger Woods use to win the US Amateur Championship in 1994? James, have a guess.
JAMES: Ping Anser?
TOMMY: It was a Ping Anser. 2.
PAUL: Yeah.
TOMMY: He also used that putter to win the US Amateur in 1995, but for his 1996 US Amateur win, he had switched to a Scotty Cameron.
JAMES: Interesting. : But with a Ping grip on it.
TOMMY: But with a Ping grip on it. Absolutely.
JAMES: he's always got a Ping grip on his putter.
TOMMY: Yeah. All right. What was Tiger's first PGA Tour victory? Anyone?
JAMES: Oh, I should know.
TOMMY: 1996 Las Vegas Invitation. Oh, that's right. It was a five rounder. He beat Davis Love III in a playoff. Wow. What a win that. Wow. Pretty amazing.
All right. Okay, what was Tiger's first major victory?
PAUL: That was the '97 Masters. Yeah. It was. Well done.
TOMMY: What's Tiger Woods' lowest PGA Tour round?
JAMES: Well, he's not in the 59 Club, is he? No, he's not. He's not.
PAUL: So- I'll go s- 63.
JAMES: Oh, it's gotta be lower than that. I... You gotta go 60.
TOMMY:61. 61. 61. 61.
JAMES: Isn't that amazing how he never got to 59?
TOMMY: It is, really. Yeah.
JAMES: You know? And there's Jim Furyk being there twice, 58 and 59. I'm,
PAUL:he's obviously not that good then, eh?
TOMMY: How many World Golf Championships did Tiger win? So how many World Golf Championships did Tiger win?
JAMES: I'm gonna go 15.
TOMMY: What about you, Paul?
PAUL: No, no idea. We kept winning the British-
TOMMY: Overs or under? Are you going over 15 or under 15?
PAUL: I'll go, I'll go 16.
TOMMY: Okay, you're closer. 18.
JAMES: Oh. Okay.
TOMMY: All right, well, this is quite easy. You're gonna get this one, which swing coach helped Tiger win his first eight majors? James, give it to me
JAMES: Butch Harmon
TOMMY: Indeed, it was Butch, your right.Now, how many times has Tiger won the Players Championship? Paul
PAUL: I'm gonna give it a two
TOMMY: It was two Yeah,And of course, we remember that putt he holed, you know- Yeah ... from the top tier on 17 Better than most Better than most. Amazing. You know, he always seemed to have an incredible moment, didn't he, whatever way?
JAMES : Didn't he?
TOMMY: All right, here we go. Another incredible moment. On which hole did Tiger make his famous ace, hole in one, at the 1997 Phoenix Open? A few beer cans were thrown from the crowd- Which hole? ... on that day. Which hole was it?
JAMES: 17. Close. Wasn't that...
PAUL:No, I'd go 16th. Was it 16?
TOMMY: 16th.All right. Well, look, here's a little bit of trivia. Yeah. All right? What is the name of Tiger's yacht?
JAMES: Wouldn't have a clue. Is it named after someone?
TOMMY: No. It's called Privacy.
JAMES: Oh. Really? Ooh.
TOMMY:Yeah. Okay. Now, here we go. How many times has Tiger been named PGA Tour Player of the Year?
PAUL: 11
TOMMY:Correct
PAUL: Do you want me to name the years?
TOMMY: No. We ain't got time for that. All right, here's another silly one. Seeing as his son always gets mentioned, what is the name of Tiger Woods's daughter?
Paul, come on. Come on, Paul Full name?
PAUL: Sam Alexis ..... Woods.
TOMMY: You've gotta remember that bit. Correct. ,, In what year did Tiger win his 82nd PGA Tour event? Paul.
PAUL: 2019
TOMMY: Correct. Can you tell me what tournament it was?
PAUL: Zozo Championship.
TOMMY: It certainly was.
JAMES: Oh, well done.
TOMMY: And that was the event that tied him with- Yeah ... Sam Snead. Sam Snead. Pretty cool. Yeah. right. Now, here we go. James is gonna get this. I've just got a, just got a sneaky that James is gonna get this right.
Who partnered Tiger in the 1999 World Cup victory?
JAMES: David Duval
TOMMY: No. Oh. You're so close. I'll give you a clue. He won two majors. He won the Masters, and he won The Open.
PAUL: Who's his mate? What's his mate's name? Mark, Mark O'Meara, Mark O'Meara.
TOMMY: It was Mark O'Meara. Very good. Mark O'Meara. Well, I definitely know James is gonna get this one.
Who partnered Tiger in the 2000 World Cup victory? James, don't say Mark O'Meara. Who was it?
JAMES: Could be David Duval.
TOMMY: It was David Duval.
JAMES: I knew it was one or the other.
TOMMY: Well done. Well done. All right. Well, look, I know you boys are gonna know this one, Who caddied for Tiger during the majority of his major victories?
JAMES:You can do it, Paul
PAUL: Our very own Our very own Our very own Stevie Williams
TOMMY: Stevie Boy Correctamundo. All right. Now, here's a good one. How many times has Tiger won the Vardon Trophy? How many times has Tiger won the Vardon Trophy? James
JAMES: It's either nine or 10.
TOMMY: It's nine. Nine. That's a great effort. Most in history. Yeah. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and then he missed out in 2004. Don't know what was going on there, but he also got it in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013. Incredible. All right. Next question. Who was Tiger's high school golf coach? Don't expect you boys to get this. Give us... Anyone, anyone? No. His name is Don Crosby. Oh. And under him, Tiger won three US Junior Amateurs- Wow ... 1991, '92, and '93. Oh, yeah. Pretty significant- Amazing ... I would say. Amazing. How many US Amateur championships did Tiger win? Anyone?
JAMES: Three
TOMMY: He did. And what was significant about him winning those three?
JAMES:They're consecutive
TOMMY: Only golfer in history, very good, James, to win three in a row. That's amazing To win three in a row- Yeah ... they knew something was coming then. Yeah, for sure. They had to. How many times has Tiger won the Arnold Palmer Invitational?
JAMES: At Bay Hill Yeah
TOMMY: give us a guess.
JAMES: Seven or eight.
TOMMY: What are you going for?
JAMES:I'm gonna go for eight.
TOMMY: Correct. Cool. Very good. Next question, How many times has Tiger won the Memorial Tournament? Paul?
PAUL: Five
TOMMY: He has Five times Well, well done. Well done. Right, here we go. What is Tiger's lowest official unadjusted scoring average for a PGA Tour season? And just to clarify, unadjusted means actual: I'll give you a clue. It was set in 2000, right? His mega year, or part of his mega year james, any idea?
JAMES: Oh, I wanna say 68.51. Very close 67
TOMMY: No, 68.17
JAMES: Oh, wow that's amazing.
TOMMY: That is amazing. All right. How many PGA Tour victories did Tiger have during the 2000 season? Nine . He did Very good He did. How many majors did Tiger win in 2000 james?
JAMES: Three
TOMMY: He did. Can you tell me what they were?
JAMES: Well, it wasn't the Masters, it was the other three- 'cause he won the Masters in 2001. 2001 to complete the Tiger Slam. Yeah. Okay.
TOMMY: Right. All right. Well, here we go. How many times did Tiger lead the PGA Tour in scoring average?
JAMES: I'm gonna go Nine
TOMMY: Correct. .
JAMES: Get in there. Get in.
TOMMY: You're flying, mate. Absolutely flying. Ah. Now this brings us to the final question in the Tiger Woods quiz. What PGA Tour record did Tiger Woods set from the second round of the 2000 AT&T Byron Nelson Championship to the first round of the 2001 Phoenix Open?
Anyone?
JAMES: , Didn't have a round over par?
TOMMY: Tell you what, that's pretty on the money. That's- I mean, I don't expect you to get the number, but that's a really good stab, James.52 consecutive rounds at par or better.
JAMES: Wow.
TOMMY : Yeah, there you go. So he set that record. So yeah, boys- Right ... I actually think you did amazingly well in that quiz.
You got far more many right than I would have, had they been posed to me, those questions. But it really does remind you throughout that quiz just what an amazing career Tiger Woods had. We are, I think, quite fortunate to have witnessed him, and been able to see him up live, which we all have. - Yeah
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JAMES: cheers, Tommy.
PAUL: Cheers, mate.
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