PGA

THIS SEASON’S RESULTS

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DATE TOURNAMENT, SITE (WINNER) Jan. 6-9 Mercedes Championships, The Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii (Tiger Woods) Jan. 13-16 Sony Open. Waialae C.C., Honolulu (Paul Azinger) Jan. 19-23 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, PGA West-Bermuda Dunes-Indian Wells-Tamarisk (Jesper Parnevik) Jan. 27-30 Phoenix Open, TPC of Scottsdale (Tom Lehman) Feb. 3-6 AT&T; Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links-Spyglass Hill- Poppy Hills, Pebble Beach (Tiger Woods) Feb. 10-13 Buick Invitational, Torrey Pines C.C., La Jolla (Phil Mickelson) Feb. 17-20 Nissan Open, Riviera C.C., Pacific Palisades (Kirk Triplett) Feb. 24-27 Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad (Darren Clarke) Feb. 24-27 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, Omni Tucson National Golf Resort (Jim Carter) March 2-5 Doral-Ryder Open, Doral Resort & Country Club, Miami (Jim Furyk) March 9-12 Honda Classic, TPC at Heron Bay, Coral Springs, Fla. (Dudley Hart) March 16-19 Bay Hill Invitational, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. (Tiger Woods) March 23-26 The Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Hal Sutton) March 30- April 2 BellSouth Classic, TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. (Phil Mickelson)

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MONEY LEADERS

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Through April 2 Tourn. Money 1. Tiger Woods 7 $3,231,731 2. Hal Sutton 9 1,642,761 3. Jesper Parnevik 8 1,233,220 4. Phil Mickelson 9 1,221,406 5. Tom Lehman 7 1,056,693 6. Kirk Triplett 9 1,015,585 7. David Duval 9 1,006,205 8. Jim Furyk 9 980,030 9. Davis Love III 8 914,963 10. Jim Carter 10 739,763 11. Ernie Els 7 659,386 12. Paul Azinger 6 652,346 13. Dudley Hart 7 615,826 14. Vijay Singh 10 612,118 15. Shigeki Maruyama 8 590,880 16. Steve Flesch 10 567,005 17. Stuart Appleby 7 566,526 18. Rory Sabbatini 11 535,004 19. Nick Price 5 508,838 20. Mike Weir 9 491,664 21. David Toms 10 490,208 22. Rocco Mediate 8 488,867 23. Scott Dunlap 10 479,437 24. Matt Gogel 9 470,059 25. Robert Allenby 9 463,345 26. Jeff Maggert 7 461,580 27. J.P. Hayes 8 442,456 28. Robert Damron 9 437,096 29. Stewart Cink 9 430,050 30. John Huston 8 417,417 31. Franklin Langham 9 390,250 32. Kenny Perry 9 378,876 33. Scott Hoch 7 364,115 34. Chris DiMarco 11 357,357 35. Jeff Sluman 10 356,814 36. Gary Nicklaus 10 348,420 37. Jay Don Blake 11 335,109 38. Carlos Franco 7 324,090 39. Mark Calcavecchia 10 320,143 40. J.L. Lewis 11 310,732

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MASTERS TRIVIA

FORWARD TEES (1 POINT EACH)

1. Who was the first player to win a green jacket?

2. Who is the only European to finish as the low amateur?

3. True or False. More Masters champions have come from Europe than the United States since 1980.

4. Who won the first Masters?

5. Tiger Woods set the record of 270 in 1997. What was his score after the first nine holes?

6. Name the last amateur to win the Masters.

MEMBERS TEES (3 POINTS EACH)

7. Who are the only three players to win the Masters in their first attempt. (1 point each).

8. Since 1960, only three players have led or shared the lead the first three rounds but failed to win. Name them (1 point each).

9. Who has finished second the most times without winning the Masters?

10. Which state has produced the most Masters champions?

11. Name the only player who completed the career Grand Slam at Augusta.

12. Who is the only player to lose the Masters in a playoff twice?

CHAMPIONSHIP TEES (5 POINTS EACH)

13. Which player has had at least a share of the lead for the most rounds?

14. Since turning 50, Jack Nicklaus has played in nine Masters. How many times has he made the cut?

15. Who made the biggest final-round comeback to win the Masters and what was the deficit?

16. Name the only three players whose birdie putt on the 72nd hole gave them the victory.

17. Who holds the record for most consecutive birdies?

18. Since the Masters began in 1934, six players have won three of the four tournaments that make up the Grand Slam. Only one of those has failed to win the Masters. Who is he?

19TH HOLE (10 POINTS)

Bonus: Roberto De Vicenzo missed out on a playoff because he signed for a 4 when he actually made 3. Name the player who was keeping his card in the final round of 1968.

Answers are on S7

MASTERS MISCELLANY

PLAYING A ROUND

How Augusta National Golf Course is Utilized

Jan. and Feb.: course little used

March-late May: course played, including the Masters

Late May to early Oct.: course closed

Early Oct. to Dec.: course played

TRIVIA ANSWERS

1. Sam Snead in 1949.

2. Sergio Garcia in 1999.

3. True.

4. Horton Smith.

5. 40.

6. No amateur has ever won the Masters.

7. Horton Smith, Gene Sarazen, Fuzzy Zoeller.

8. Bert Yancey (1967), Greg Norman (1996) and Fred Couples (1998).

9. Tom Weiskopf.

10. Texas.

11. Gene Sarazen.

12. Ben Hogan.

13. Arnold Palmer, 14 rounds.

14. Eight.

15. Jack Burke Jr., nine strokes in 1956.

16. Arnold Palmer, Sandy Lyle, Mark O’Meara.

17. Steve Pate, seven consecutive birdies in 1999.

18. Lee Trevino.

19. Tommy Aaron.

SCORING

55-64 Grand Slam.

45-54 Green Jacket.

35-44 Sunday contender.

25-34 Amateur Status.

11-24 Back to the range.

0-10 Sell the clubs.