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Tiger Woods is an inexhaustible source of incredible statistics. To celebrate his 43rd birthday, we’ve compiled a 43-question quiz on some of his most incredible accomplishments. Even if you can’t get them all right, we hope you learn something about his historic career in the process. Good luck! Note: Each answer is listed below each question. 1. Sam Snead is the PGA TOUR’s all-time wins leader with 82 victories. How many does Tiger have? A. 78 B. 79 C. 80 D. 81   Answer: C. 2. How many times has Tiger finished second on the PGA TOUR? A. 24 B. 58 C. 45 D. 31   Answer: D. 3. In what percentage of his 346 starts has Tiger made the cut? A. 98 B. 91 C. 86 D. 80 Answer: B. 4. What is the largest winning margin of Tiger’s career? A. 12 B. 8 C. 15 D. 10   Answer: C. 5. Tiger is 11-1 in playoffs. His only loss came to: A. Vijay Singh B. Billy Mayfair C. Ernie Els D. Bart Bryant   Answer: B. 6. Tiger holds the PGA TOUR record for most seasons of five-plus wins. He won five or more events in how many seasons: A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10   Answer: D. 7. Tiger won his first title in his __th PGA TOUR start as a pro: A. 1st B. 5th C. 10th D. 20th   Answer: B. 8. Who did Tiger Woods defeat in his first PGA TOUR playoff? A. Tom Lehman B. Phil Mickelson C. Ed Fiori D. Davis Love III   Answer: D. 9. True or False: Tiger Woods also won THE PLAYERS during the Tiger Slam of 2000-01, giving him the five biggest titles in professional golf?   Answer: True 10. Tiger Woods won the first of his three U.S. Junior Amateurs on a course where he would later win eight PGA TOUR titles. What course was it? A. Firestone B. Bay Hill C. Torrey Pines D. Doral   Answer: B. 11. How many times has Tiger failed to win in a season when he’s made more than 12 starts? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3   Answer: A. 12. Tiger has a career-high five runner-up finishes to this player. Who is it? A. Ernie Els B. Vijay Singh C. Phil Mickelson D. Jim Furyk   Answer: C. 13. Tiger finished second in all of this player’s PGA TOUR wins: A. Rich Beem B. Y.E. Yang C. Trevor Immelman D. Bart Bryant   Answer: C. 14. Tiger’s first PGA TOUR event was the: A. 1995 Masters B. 1992 Genesis Open C. 1992 Farmers Insurance Open D. 1993 Honda Classic   Answer: B. 15. Where did Tiger Woods win by 15 strokes? A. Augusta National B. Pebble Beach C. Bay Hill D. Firestone   Answer: B. 16. Tiger’s career low round on the PGA TOUR is: A. 59 B. 60 C. 61 D. 62   Answer: C. 17. Byron Nelson holds the longest winning streak in TOUR history (11 events). What is the longest winning streak of Tiger’s career? A. 5 events B. 10 events C. 7 events D. 3 events   Answer: C. 18. True or false: Tiger Woods is the only player to win THE PLAYERS in both March and May.   Answer: True. 19. Tiger Woods holds the record for most weeks at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. How many weeks was he No. 1? A. 406 weeks B. 683 weeks C. 254 weeks D. 927 weeks   Answer: B. 20. How long was Tiger’s longest reign at No. 1 in the world ranking? A. 281 weeks B. 501 weeks C. 105 weeks D. 368 weeks   Answer: A. 21. The biggest match-play win of Tiger’s career came at the 2006 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. He beat Stephen Ames. What was the winning margin: A. 7 and 6 B. 8 and 7 C. 9 and 8 D. 10 and 8   Answer: C.   22. True or false: Tiger Woods has finished runner-up to Phil Mickelson more than Phil has finished second to Tiger?   Answer: True 23. Tiger Woods made a PGA TOUR record 142 consecutive cuts. Where did his streak end? A. 2006 U.S. Open B. 1998 Canadian Open C. 2005 AT&T Byron Nelson D. 2009 Open Championship   Answer: C. 24. Tiger Woods won the inaugural FedExCup after winning the TOUR Championship with the lowest 72-hole score of his career. What was that score? A. 253 B. 257 C. 259 D. 260   Answer: B. 25. How long was Tiger’s first tenure at No. 1 in the world ranking? A. 1 week B. 26 weeks C. 50 weeks D. 281 weeks   Answer: A. 26. Tiger Woods won both the U.S. Amateur and NCAA Championship in 1996. He won the NCAA Championship by four strokes after shooting what score in the final round? A. 65 B. 68 C. 75 D. 80   Answer: D. 27. Tiger has won six tournaments five or more times. Which one of these events has he NOT won at least five times? A. The Masters B. BMW Championship C. Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide D. Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard   Answer: A. 28. Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters by 12 shots. What did he shoot on his opening nine holes of the tournament? A. 30 B. 40 C. 36 D. 29   Answer: B. 29. Dustin Johnson has five wins in World Golf Championships, the second-most all-time. Tiger leads the list with how many WGC wins? A. 10 B. 12 C. 15 D. 18   Answer: D. 30. What is Tiger’s career winning percentage? A. 18% B. 23% C. 27% D. 15%   Answer: B. 31. How many times has Tiger won a tournament by four or more strokes? A. 8 B. 31 C. 18 D. 24   Answer: D. 32. What is Tiger’s all-time Presidents Cup record? A. 24-15-1 B. 15-24-1 C. 19-20-1 D. 20-19-1   Answer: A. 33. When Tiger became No. 1 in the world ranking for the first time, he surpassed this player. Tiger also beat this player in singles in Tiger’s Presidents Cup debut. A. Greg Norman B. Nick Price C. Ernie Els D. Vijay Singh   Answer: A. 34. Tiger has finished in the top 5 in __ percent of his PGA TOUR starts? A. 25 percent B. 67 percent C. 33 percent D. 46 percent   Answer: D. 35. Tiger has held the outright 54-hole lead (no ties) 45 times in his PGA TOUR career. How many times has he FAILED to win when holding the outright 54-hole lead? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3   Answer: C. 36. How many times has Tiger led the PGA TOUR in par-5 birdie or better percentage? A. 0 B. 10 C. 3 D. 7   Answer: B. 37. Tiger leads the PGA TOUR career money list with $115,504,853. How large is his lead over No. 2 Phil Mickelson? A. $5 million B. $12 million C. $27 million D. $39 million   Answer: C. 38. What is Tiger’s largest final-round comeback? A. 4 strokes B. 5 strokes C. 6 strokes D. 7 strokes   Answer: B. 39. Tiger played just six tournaments in 2008 before his season was ended by knee surgery. He finished second once. How many times did he win? A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1   Answer: B. 40. Tiger played 76 rounds in 2000. How many were over par? A. 0 B. 4 C. 10 D. 12   Answer: B. 41. How many holes-in-one has Tiger made on the PGA TOUR? A. 0 B. 10 C. 3 D. 7   Answer: C. 42. How many times has Tiger won a tournament by 10 or more strokes? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5   Answer: C. 43. What is Tiger’s average margin of victory in his 77 stroke-play wins on the PGA TOUR? A. 1 stroke B. 2 strokes C. 3 strokes D. 4 strokes   Answer: C.

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Note: The USGA, who owns and operates the U.S. Open, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. For more information on how to watch this week, please visit the U.S. Open's website. PGA TOUR LIVE coverage will resume on Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Round 1 of the U.S. Open begins Thursday from Winged Foot. Here’s how to follow the action. Tee times, leaderboard HOW TO FOLLOW (All times ET) Television: Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel); 2 p.m.-5 p.m. (NBC); 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (Peacock). Friday, 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (Peacock); 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); 4 p.m.-7 p.m. (NBC). Saturday, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. (Peacock); 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 8 a.m.-10 a.m. (Peacock), 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (Golf Channel), 12 p.m.-6 p.m. (NBC). MUST READS Nine things to know about Winged Foot Insider: Winged Foot stands undefeated Revisiting 2006 U.S. Open Woods hopes for better memories at Winged Foot Power Rankings

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