Fifteen questions about the annual Champions Tour event at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.
1. The Boeing Classic starts with what unusual occurrence?
a) A black bear is let out of a cage
b) A Boeing jet flies low over the course
c) Seahawk cheerleaders form a pyramid
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d) A Starbucks barista makes a latte on the first tee
2. The mountain that serves as the dramatic backdrop for the par-3 13th hole is:
a) Mount Kilimanjaro
b) Mount Si
c) Mount Shasta
d) Mount Everest
3. The winner of the Boeing Classic wins what symbolic piece of clothing?
a) A lumberjack shirt
b) A bomber jacket
c) A Seahawk jersey
d) A Mount Si High School letterman jacket
4. I am the only two-time winner of the Boeing Classic. I won in 2006 and 2008 and I am:
a) Tom Kite
b) Jeff Coston
c) Ben Crenshaw
d) Old Tom Morris
5. TPC Snoqualmie Ridge opened in 1999 and was designed by:
a) Arnold Palmer
b) Jack Nicklaus
c) Walt Disney
d) Martha Stewart
6. The 14th hole at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge is well-known because:
a) There is a big lake
b) Spray from Snoqualmie Falls makes it hard to follow airborne golf balls
c) Drives must cross a huge ravine on this driveable par-4
d) Squirrels operate a lemonade stand
7. In August 2010, I won the U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club and the Boeing Classic. I grew up in Germany. I am:
a) Martin Kaymer
b) Bernhard Langer
c) Boris Becker
d) Willi Brandt
8. True or false? No first-round leader of the Boeing Classic has gone on to win.
a) True
b) False
9. John Daly is the biggest name among rookie golfers on the Senior Tour this year. He is famous for winning the 1991 PGA Championship as an alternate. What is the total number of “majors” he won on the PGA Tour?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
10. I graduated from Pullman High School and am one of nine men to have won tournaments on the PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour and the Champions Tour. My name is:
a) Jack Thompson
b) Will Furrer
c) Timm Rosenbach
d) Kirk Triplett
11. The tour officially changed its name to PGA Tour Champions this year after being called the Champions Tour from 2002-2015 and the Senior PGA Tour when it was officially created. What year did the over-50 tour officially begin?
a) 1776
b) 1980
c) 1970
d) 1812
12. The seven-man playoff that decided the 2007 Boeing Classic remains the record for largest playoff of any of the three main PGA Tours — Champions Tour, Web.com Tour and PGA Tour. Who won?
a) Tom Watson
b) Denis Watson
c) Jack Nicklaus
d) Gary Player
13. I co-hold the tournament 18-hole record of 61 with Tom Jenkins. We both shot our 61s in 2006. I won the 1987 U.S. Open. I also was NCAA individual champion twice when I was at USC. I am:
a) O.J. Simpson
b) Scott Simpson
c) Craig Stadler
d) Steve Sarkisian
14. How are Champions Tour regular stops such as the Boeing Classic different from regular PGA Tour events?
a) The AARP decides who plays
b) They are three-day, 54-hole events with a field of 81 golfers and no cut instead of four-day, 72 hole events with usually 156 golfers and a cut
c) They always feature a Ferris wheel and bouncy house for children
d) Golfers can have 18 clubs in the bag instead of 14
15. I am the career money leader on the Champions Tour. I played football at Colorado and won the U.S. Open three times. I am one of two players to make a hole-in-one at the Boeing Classic. I am:
a) Gil Morgan
b) Bruce Fleisher
c) Hale Irwin
d) Young Tom Morris
ANSWERS: 1. b, Boeing jet flyover; 2. b, Mount Si; 3. b, bomber jacket; 4. b, Tom Kite; 5. b, Nicklaus; 6. c, big ravine; 7. b, Bernhard Langer; 8. a, true – no first-round leader has won; 9. b, 2 (he won 1995 British Open); 10. d, Kirk Triplett; 11. b, 1980; 12. b, Denis Watson; 13. b, Scott Simpson; 14. b, 3-days, 81-players, no-cut; 15. c, Hale Irwin.
GRADING: 13-15 correct, true contender; 11-12, will cash a check; 9-10, barely made the cut; 8 and below, missed the cut.