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Ten Years After British Open Quiz Think you know everything about the British Open? Test your knowledge of the last Open held at Royal St. George's, in 1993

Par-3 Contest
Three points each

1. In what novel did the author, a member of Royal St. George's,
write about a rules-breaking match at the course (thinly
disguised as Royal St. Mark's) between the book's hero and its
villain?

a. Guns of Navarone (Alister Maclean)
b. Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
c. Congo (Michael Crichton)

2. What did Jack Nicklaus say to a spectator who had collapsed
behind the 5th green moments after Nicklaus missed a par putt?

a. "If you're having heart trouble, don't follow Seve's group."
b. "Say, are you going to finish that sandwich?"
c. "Is my bad play bothering you?"

3. A hazard named after what famous landmark lurks on the par-5
14th hole?

a. Suez Canal
b. Mount Kilimanjaro
c. Wrigley Field

Jump the Shark
Two points each

Match the quote about Greg Norman and his impressive victory in
'93 with the person who said it.

1. "I think he'll win a couple more majors, at least."
2. "It was the most awesome display of golf I've seen."
3. "He was invincible. He never missed a shot."
4. "His swing in '91 compared to now doesn't even look like the
same person's."
5. "I'm in awe of myself."
a. Bernhard Langer
b. Butch Harmon
c. Nick Price
d. Gene Sarazen
e. Greg Norman

Who Am I?
Five points

After starting the final round in 42nd place but then rocketing
into contention by shooting 63 before the leaders had teed off, I
said, "Where's a good hurricane when you need it?" When I teed it
up on Sunday, I was still mad about having missed an 18-inch putt
on the final green the day before. I had been one of the
favorites going into the Open, having finished second at the
Scottish Open the week before. That year I had four
seconds--including one at the U.S. Open, which I had won earlier
in the decade--and three thirds.

The Daly Show
One point each

Are these items about John Daly's week at Royal St. George's true
or false?

1. He used a Killer Whale driver.
2. He told Iain Pyman, who was playing with a persimmon driver,
to "throw it away."
3. He drove the green at the 421-yard 5th hole in a practice
round.
4. He boasted that he'd gone two weeks without chocolate.
5. He didn't shave all week.
6. He finished among the top 10.

COLOR PHOTO: JACQUELINE DUVOISIN (3) JOHN DALY

COLOR PHOTO: JACQUELINE DUVOISIN (3) ST. GEORGE'S BUNKER AT 4: THE DEEPEST IN THE U.K.

COLOR PHOTO: JACQUELINE DUVOISIN (3) GREG NORMAN

ANSWERS

Par-3 Contest
1. b; 2. c; 3. a

Jump the Shark
1. c; 2. d; 3. a; 4. b; 5. e

Who Am I?
Payne Stewart

The Daly Show
1. true; 2. true; 3. true; 4. true; 5. true; 6. false (he came in
14th)

If Your Score Was...
24 to 30 Danny Noonan
16 to 23 Roy McAvoy
8 to 15 Shooter McGavin
0 to 7 Bagger Vance