Warmer weather finally visited The Caveman this week, and while it probably won’t last at least I know Spring is still comin’ sometime soon! I even took a long walk around The Cave with no destination in mind, just enjoyed being outside without a coat!

But as it always happens, pretty soon my mind was back to thinkin’ about golf. And now I gotta know: do you prefer to walk or ride when you play golf?

Me? I’m a walker all the way. You know I’m all about bargains and paying for a cart seems like an added expense I can do without. Plus I feel like I have more time between shots to enjoy the course and think about my next shot while I’m walkin’ up to my ball. But I can understand why you cart-riders ride, too. It’s hard to beat blastin’ beside a fairway with an ice-cold “cola” in your hand, your buddy by your side, and a stiff breeze to cool you down even more.

Walk or ride, I think every golfer will agree with me that the tricked-out golf carts at Bad Ass Golf Carts and Unique Golf Cars are pretty sweet! Which one would you want, or do you have a custom order you’d get if money were no object? I wonder if they could set me up with a Flintstones-style golf cart!

~ Scratch

BONUS: Anytime you’re driving a golf cart, tricked out or rental, don’t use it like this guy!

The 8th week of Caveman Golf Trivia has come to a close. Thank you all for playing! For those Rock Heads who are scorin’ at home, here are all the questions and their answers:

Champions Tour Golfer Jay Sigel never played on the PGA Tour, True or False?
Answer: True

Aside from on the Champions Tour, What other tour was Jay Sigel on?
Answer: US Amateur

Which State has the most golf courses?
Answer: Florida

How many people have won two Masters playoffs?
Answer: Just one, Nick Faldo

How many Years before the British Open was the first British Amateur Championship held?
Answer: 25 years

Which of these golfers did not matriculate from Wake Forest; Lanny Wadkins, Tom Lehman, Jay Haas, or Curtis Strange?
Answer: Tom Lehman

Which one of these golfers has never won 3 straight PGA Tour events; Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller or Hubert Green?
Answer: Jack Nicklaus

How many British Opens has Harry Vardon won?
Answer: 6

What was Shigeki Maruyama’s score on the first qualifying round for the 2000 US Open?
Answer: 58

Which of these golfers HAS NOT been struck by lightening; Jerry Heard, Lee Trevino, Bobby Nichols or Bobby Clampett?
Answer: Bobby Clampett

Alex and Willie Both won the US Open, and their brother, MacDonald also had 24 career wins. what was their last name?
Answer: Smith

LLoyd won 36 times, including the 1946 US open, How many wins did his brother have?
Answer: Ray Mangrum won 5 times

J.C. Had 8 PGA Tour Wins, how many did his uncle have?
Answer: Sam Snead had 82 wins

Who was the second American golfer to Win the British Open?
Answer: Walter Hagen

How many times did Raymond Floyd compete in a US Open before actually winning the title?
Answer: He won the title on his 22nd attempt

How many more Masters has Jack Nicklaus won than Tiger Woods?
Answer: 2

How did Rock Bottom Golf start?
Answer: From Selling Used Golf Balls

What year was Rock Bottom Golf founded?
Answer: 2000

What is the most widely accepted country of origin for golf?
Answer: Scotland

Where is the world Golf Village and Hall of Fame located?
Answer: St. Augustine, Florida

At what age did Tiger Woods make his National Television debut?
Answer: 2

On Which Television show did Tiger Woods make his Debut appearance?
Answer: Mike Douglas Show

Tiger Woods made his PGA Tour debut in the Nissan Los Angeles Open. How old was he?
Answer: 16

Where did Tiger Woods attend college?
Answer: Stanford

Tiger Woods joined the PGA Tour at age 20, in 1996, and got his first title that year.What was it?
Answer: Las vegas invitational

Congrats to Jpalopoli(twitter) and Mike Matosziuk (Facebook) for winning the trivia contests this week. Remember you get 5 points for having the first correct answer, but can also gain points just by having the correct answer! Weekly winners receive $10 gift certificates to RockBottomGolf.com.

If I haven’t heard from you yet, why not come & play with me and the rest of the Rock Heads this week? Questions are posted between 2 and 4 pm EST on both Facebook and Twitter. To keep things fair, you can only win once per contest per month. Week 8 will Start off the new month of March.

Also Mike Matoskiuk took this weeks High Score on my golfin’ game! Since he also won trivia he is going to receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the Cave! Congrats Mike!

~Scratch

PS: If you have any great golfin’ trivia that you would like to see asked, send it over my way, or feel free to try and stump this caveman.

Wow! I got some great responses from my Rock Heads about which golfin’ world record they would want to hold, but that got me thinking about who holds the most golfin’ world records.

The Answer: Heinrich du Preez

He holds 9 Guinness world records:

Longest hole played in 12 hours: 47 miles using 785 shots and losing only 28 balls!

Golfin’ on 6 continents in 5 days: Every one but Antarctica

Fastest Round of Golf: 26 minutes and 37 seconds for 18 holes!

Most golf balls hit in 12 hours: 9,437

Most golf balls hit in 24 hours: 15,011

Most holes in 7 days: 1809! That’s 100.5 rounds of golf in a week!

Whew! A few of those look exhausting! Not too shabby for a 36 year old! Check out his radio show Radical Golf to see more records he has broken and see what he is attempting next.

Think YOU could beat some of these records? Any other ideas for records that you would want to hold?

~Scratch

Bonus: What his hands looked like after 24 hours on the drivin’ range! And that’s through the gloves!

Stanford has produced more than its share of golf success stories, including Tiger Woods and Tom Watson, but you would have to cough up more than $100 to take a crack at the legendary (and legend-making) Stanford University Golf Course, and that’s just too much for a cash-strapped Caveman to consider paying to play golf.

It turns out ol’ Tom and Tiger might just be as smart as their Stanford transcripts suggest, because by flashing a student or faculty ID your pay-to-play becomes a bargain at just $25!

And that got me thinkin’: maybe I should ask my Rock Heads what the cheapest round of golf they’ve caught is. But since that’s got a limit of FREE, and more than a few of you might want to plead the 5th on how you found that low of a price, I’m shifting gears the other way. What’s the MOST you’ve ever paid for a round of golf? Where, when and with who was your most expensive round, and was it worth it now that you look back on it?

~Scratch

PS: Big thanks to the great folks at Mentalfloss.com for their help with this blog!

The 7th week of Caveman Golf Trivia has come to a close. Thank you all for playing! For those Rock Heads who are scorin’ at home, here are all the questions and their answers:

When was the first time the Galleries were Kept off the fairways and behind ropes?
Answer: 1954 US Open

What is the nickname for the 3 hole stretch running from the 11th-13th holes at the Augusta National?
Answer: Amen Corner

Where was the first PGA Championship held and when?
Siwonay Country Club in 1916

Who holds the record for winning the most PGA Championships in a row?
Answer:Siwonay Country Club, 1916

Who holds the record for winning the most PGA Championships in a row?
Answer: Walter Hagem

Who was the first golfer to shoot under 70 in all four rounds of the US Open?
Answer: Lee Trevino, 1968

Which one of these golfers doesnt belong in this set and why; Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Raymond Floyed or Lee Trevino?
Answer: Lee Trevino Never won the masters.

What is the common link in this list: Prestwick(1860), Newport(1895), Siwanoy (1916) and Augusta (1934)
Answer: The clubs and years that each of the Majors were held

What is the common link in this list: Oakmont (1962), Baltrusol (1967), Pebble Beach (1972), and Baltrusol (1980)
Answer: Courses and Years Jack Nicklaus won the US OPEN

What is the common link in this list: Jerry Pate, Nick Price, Doug Weaver, and Mark Wiebe?
Answer: Each Golfer Hit Aces on the 6th hole in the same round at the 1989 US Open

What is the common link in this list: Tom Wargo, Larry Mowry, Simon Hobday, Larry Laoretti, and Jim Albus
Answer: All have won Majors on the Champions Tour, but didn’t win during the PGA Tour

Who was the First African-American Golfer to play in The Masters?
Answer: Lee Elder

In the 19th Century, What type of wood were most golf shafts made of?
Answer: Hickory

Name 2 of the 3 golfers who have competed in over 30 CONSECUTIVE US Opens.
Answer: Palmer And Nicklaus

What is Ben Hogan’s real name?
Answer: William Benjamin Hogan

Who played Ben Hogan in “Follow the Sun”?
Answer: Glen Ford

Who was on track to win be the first amateur to win The Masters when he ruined it by shooting a closing 80, losing him the ‘56 tournament?
Answer: Ken Venturi

Who is the youngest golfer to win the US Open?
Answer: John McDermott

If Tommy Aaron is first on the alphabetical list of players who have ever won a major, who’s last?
Answer: Fuzzy Zoeller

Who finished second behind Tiger Woods at the 100th US OPEN, and by how many strokes?
Answer: Ernie Els and Miguel Jimenez, were both +3 and 15 strokes back.

Which golfin’ great invented in the sand wedge in 1932?
Answer: Gene Sarazen

Who is the was the oldest winner of the PGA Championship?
Answer:Julius Boros

How many PGA Chanpionships did Bobby Jones win?
Answer: 0 he never played it

Who are the only Brothers to win the PGA?
Answer: Lionel and Jay Hebert

Who was the first person to use the term “Amen Corner”?
Answer: Herbert Warren Wind

What are the odds against an amateur golfer recording a single hole-in-one?
Answer: 1-12,500

Congrats to chuckles1974(twitter) and Joe Grezlik(Facebook) for winning the trivia contests this week. Adarsh Vakharia Scored the Most points, but since he won last week was ineligible until next month, but Keep up the good Work Adarsh! Remember you get 5 points for having the first correct answer, but can also gain points just by having the correct answer! Weekly winners receive $10 gift certificates to RockBottomGolf.com.

If I haven’t heard from you yet, why not come & play with me and the rest of the Rock Heads this week? Questions are posted between 2 and 4 pm EST on both Facebook and Twitter. To keep things fair, you can only win once per contest per month. Week 8 will Start off the new month of March.

Also Michael Walton took this weeks High Score on my golfin’ game! Also Earning her a $10 Gift Certificate to the Cave!

~Scratch

PS: If you have any great golfin’ trivia that you would like to see asked, send it over my way, or feel free to try and stump this caveman.

The PGA Tour left the California coast and headed into the desert for a stop at the golfin’ oasis that is Pheonix. The The Waste Management Pheonix Open might not ring many bells but the tourney does boast one of the best-known holes in golf today: the par 3, 162-yard stadium 16th at TPC Scottsdale. Almost 20K fans can crowd into the box seats and grandstands that ring this bad boy, and while the ovation for a good shot can be overwhelming, gallery members aren’t shy when it comes to booing a bad shot.

“That can be a very scary hole,” PGA’r Joe Durant recently told USA TODAY. “Walking to the tee is kind of like seeing a police car in your rearview mirror, and you don’t know if they’re after you or not. If you’re lucky and the police car roars by, you can take a deep breath.”

Think YOU could overcome the noise and hit a good shot at the stadium? Tell us your tips for beating the butterflies when the pressure is on with a comment below!

Hunter Mahan carded consecutive 6-under 65’s to edge up-and-comer Ricky Fowler by one stroke. Mahan birdied the 16th in front of thousands and became only the 8th person to win more than one tourney before his 30th birthday. Fowler notched his second “first loser” of 2010 with a final-round 68. Last year’s Tiger-killer, YE Yang, finished only a few strokes back in 3rd and was followed by three more who tied for fourth.

~Scratch

Bonus: Anybody catch the return of THE HANEY PROJECT on The Golf Channel? After a first-season success with Charles Barkley, Hank’s back and this time he’s working with comedian and sitcom star Ray Romano. New episodes started this week, and here’s a quick list of the first few shows.

The world record for Most Birdies Shot In A 12-Hour Period has been broken! Not more than a month ago a former pro golfer who hasn’t competed since ‘06 claimed the title by carding 54 1-unders in 12 hours. Alexander Sandeman proclaimed it a feat of “stamina, skill and most importantly mental fortitude,” and the guys & girls at Guinness agreed, adding his name to a growing list of golf world record holders. Now we can’t all have Most Hole-In-Ones, but is there another golfin’ record you’d really want to see be yours?

Before you answer, here are a few of my favorites:

• Most participants in a single golf lesson: 632 people.
• Most golf balls hit in a 12-hour period: 7,721 – that hurts my back just thinkin’ about it!
• Longest golf cart: 21ft 11 inches. Click here to see a picture!
• Most times a golfer has shot their age or better: 1138, by Kermit Dannehl.

Amazing stuff! I’m not sure if this Caveman is capable of carvin’ his name in the record book for golfing, but I gotta be at the top for lowest prices on golf gear!

~Scratch

Bonus: Maybe the best way to get the attention of the good folks at Guinness is to create a new record for them to track! Find out what you records you could be the first one to set in the Proposal Check List at Guinness Book of World Records.

Good news for my NYC Rock Heads: The Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course that’s been under construction since 1998 is on schedule to open in 2011 there in the Bronx. Sure, that’s more than a decade overdue but better late than never, right?

These days I’m happy to hear about anything positive, let alone a new championship caliber course opening up. This one promises to be an exciting layout and plans to host a PGA Tour event in the near future. I’m sure both the course and the costs are out of this Caveman’s league, but you never know…

In other new course news, Donald Trump has found one more reason to frown from his controversial Scottish resort. Looks like locals have found a loophole to avoid paying for Trump’s $150K wedding packages while still enjoying the same oceanside scenery. Turns out a small city park next door to The Donald’s facility charges a only a fraction for their service, with residential couples paying just $585 to get hitched.

So Rock Heads, any good news or new courses in your neck of the woods? Or would you care to celebrate a favorite local track that’s closed down during this economic trough? Good or bad, me and the rest of the Rock Heads are here & ready to listen… just leave a comment below!

~Scratch

The 6th week of Caveman Golf Trivia has come to a close. Thank you all for playing! For those Rock Heads who are scorin’ at home, here are all the questions and their answers:

When Was the last time Golf was played in the olympics?
ANSWER: 1904
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia

When was the first time Golf was played in the Olympics?
Answer:1900
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia, Tim ARnold, Blake Hagwood
Twitter:

When was the tee first patented?
ANSWER:1889
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia
Twitter:

What was used to raise the ball before the tee?
ANSWER: Sand
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia, Tom Provatas, Brian Abel, Cathy Almeida, Sean Murray
Twitter:grantwgates, jpalopoli

How Many Majors has Mickelson won?
ANSWER: 3
FAcebook: Adarsh Vakharia, Byron Williams, Chance Chance Proverbs, Raymond Scmitz
Twitter:Jpalopoli

Before Turning Pro, Which lady golfer won 17 straigh amateur events in ‘46-’47
Answer: Babe zaharias
Facebook:Adarsh Vakharia
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Who won 8 events his debute year on the PGA Tour, 5 years before he won the Masters?
Answer: Horton Smith
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Which “Son” had four US Open Wins, including 3 in a row?
Answer: Willie Anderson
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia
Twitter:

Who won the ‘87 US Open, his only Major triumph?
Answer: Scott Simpson
Facebook: John Gallagher, Adarsh Vakharia, Jake Renooy
Twitter

Which Australian has won 5 British Opens (’54, ‘55, ‘56, ‘58 and ‘65)
Answer: Peter Thomson
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia, Michael Pastrick, Jake Renooy
Twitter:

What is the theme song for The Masters Tournament?
Answer: “Augusta” by Dave Loggins
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia, Michael Novick
Twitter:

What Country singer’s video does John Daly make an appearance in?
Answer: Steve Azar
Facebook: Scott Moore, Adarsh Vakharia, Taylor Henderson, John Hackimer
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What is CBS Golf’s theme song?
Answer: “Fanfare” by Yanni
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia
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Who Took the Individual Golf Golf in the 1904 Olympics?
Answer: George Lyon
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia
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How Many Americans have Olympic Golf Medals for Golf?
Answer: 12, Charles Sands and Margaret Ives Abbott in 1900 and the 10 members of the Mens team in 1904.
Facebook: Byron Balint and Adarsh Vakharia
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Who was the first woman to play golf?
Answer: Mary Queen of Scots
Facebook: Michael Pastrick, Steven Hart, Kennth Savoury, Frank Shkowalter III
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Who was the first person from Great Britain to win The Masters?
Answer: Sandy Lyle
Facebook: Michael Pastrick, Adarsh Vakharia

Who is the only Woman with a Gold Medal in Golf?
Answer: Margaret Ives Abbott
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Who was the second person in history to win $1 million in his career?
Answer: Billy Casper
Facebook: Adarsh Vakharia, Mark D. Carter
Twitter:

Who lead the PGA Tour in Driving Accuracty for ten straight years from ‘81-’90
Answer: Calvin Peete
Facebook: Scott Shoemaker, W.s. Garnett
Twitter: compgolfassn

Of All the players to ever win a Major Title, Who comes first Alphabetically?
Answer: Tommy Aaron
Facebook: Blake Hagwood
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What Two Majors did Mark O’Meara win in 1998?
Answer: Masters and British Open
Facebook: Blake Hagwood, Greg Avant
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Three Golfers won 6 of the 10 US Opens in the 90’s. Who were they?
Answer: Payne Steward, Ernie Els, Lee Janzen
Facebook: Raymond Sarlatte, Blake Hagwood
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Who won the most LPGA tournaments in the 90’s?
Answer: Annika Sorenstam with 18
Facebook: Blake Hagwood, Susan Bettenbrok Appler
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Who was the highest money earner on the PGa tour in the 90’s?
Answer: Davis love III earned $11.6 million plus, and Tiger earned just over $11.3 Million
Facebook: Blake Hagwood
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Congrats to jpalopoli(twitter) and Blake Hagwood(Facebook) for winning the trivia contests this week. Adarsh Vakharia Scored the Most points, but since he won last week was ineligible until next month, but Keep up the good Work Adarsh! Remember you get 5 points for having the first correct answer, but can also gain points just by having the correct answer! Weekly winners receive $10 gift certificates to RockBottomGolf.com.

If I haven’t heard from you yet, why not come & play with me and the rest of the Rock Heads this week? Questions are posted between 2 and 4 pm EST on both Facebook and Twitter. To keep things fair, you can only win once per contest per month.

Also Susanne Cyr took this weeks High Score on my golfin’ game! Also Earning her a $10 Gift Certificate to the Cave!

~Scratch

PS: If you have any great golfin’ trivia that you would like to see asked, send it over my way, or feel free to try and stump this caveman.

Tiger Woods was not the only golfer to make a statement last week… Ian Poulter made his on the links at the World Golf Championship in Arizona this weekend. His all-pink outfit captured a lot of attention, but his ability stood out the most as he beat out Paul Casey to win the Accenture-sponsored Match Play event. This win earned him more than one million bucks and boosted him from 11th to 5th in the world rankings. It marks the first time an Englishman has won any of the World Golf Championships since their creation in 1999, and also gives England 3 out of the top 6 players in the world with Lee Westwood in 4th and Casey in 6th.

Also notable:

• #1 seed Steve Stricker lost to Ross McGowan, the 64th seed, making him only the second top seed to lose in the first round. (The first to do it? Tiger Woods in 2002, to Peter O’Malley.)
• Tim Clark became the first professional player to use the Srixon Z-Star Tour Yellow ball in competition. Observers noted the resemblance between these new balls and the ones you find at putt-putt places…. only time will tell if they catch on or come to The Cave to get cleared out!
• Henrik Stenson conceded the first hole, and the first match to Ben Crane, saying he was suffering from a flu. This bit of trickery allowed Stenson to still get credit for starting the tournament and left him to finish tied for 33rd, giving him the world ranking credits and official prize money, without actually having to play. If he had withdrawn, he wouldn’t have gotten the credit.
• And just 3 days after winning at Pebble Beach the new “next-big-thing” Dustin Johnson struggled with a terrible start, losing his first four holes, and eventually the match to Camilo Villegas.

~Scratch

PS: Did the timing of Tiger’s speech take away from match play? Several people, including Ernie Els lashed out at what they perceived to be “upstaging” by Tiger, who explained the timing was necessary to allow him to quickly return to rehab. Do you buy that?