1. Through 2007, 71 courses in 25 states have served as sites for 89 PGA Championships. Since 1991, the PGA Championship has featured the most players in the Top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings, and perennially has boasted the strongest field in golf. The 2002 Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., established an all-time record for world-ranked participants. How many of the Top 100 players in the world played?
A) 89
B) 95
C) 98
D) 91
E) 84

2. The PGA Championship was born in the mind of Rodman Wanamaker. He invited some prominent golfers and other leading industry representatives to a luncheon at the Taplow Club in the Hotel Martinique in New York City. On Jan. 17, 1916, a group of 35 individuals, including the legendary Walter Hagen, convened for an exploratory meeting, which resulted in the formation of The PGA of America. What profession did Mr. Wanamaker have?
A) Owner of a Small Private Club
B) Department Store Owner
C) Real Estate Developer
D) Oil Tycoon
E) Lawyer

3. Sam Snead is known for his U.S. Open “jinx,” Which player is considered by most golf historians as one of the best players never to have won a PGA Championship. Along with his runner-up finish in 1964, he finished second in 1968 and 1970.
A) Hale Irwin
B) Gary Player
C) Arnold Palmer
D) Lee Travino
E) Ted Green

4. In 1991, rookie John Daly, the longest driver on the PGA Tour, completed a storybook finish at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Ind. Without the benefit of a practice round, Daly, the ninth alternate, didn’t get into the Championship until which player withdrew the night before. Daly went on to finish with a 276 total, in a performance that ranks as one of golf’s greatest surprise triumphs.
A) Nick Price
B) Payne Stewart
C) Greg Norman
D) Paul Azinger
E) Steve Elkington

5. The PGA Championship marked its first visit to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. in 1996, with its 14th overall playoff. Mark Brooks twice birdied the 18th hole nearly 20 minutes apart, including a four-foot birdie putt in sudden death, to defeat what player?
A) Payne Stewart
B) Vijay Singh
C) Colin Montgomerie
D) Kenny Perry
E) Nick Price

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