James Braid Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year was James Braid born?
A. 1865
B. 1870
C. 1875
D. 1880
Answer: B. 1870
Q2. Where was James Braid born?
A. St Andrews, Fife
B. Prestwick, Ayrshire
C. Earlsferry, Fife
D. Muirfield, East Lothian
Answer: C. Earlsferry, Fife
Q3. James Braid formed part of which famous group of golfers known as the Great Triumvirate?
A. Old Tom Morris, Young Tom Morris, and Willie Park Sr.
B. Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor, and James Braid
C. Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen
D. Harry Vardon, Ted Ray, and J.H. Taylor
Answer: B. Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor, and James Braid
Q4. How many times did James Braid win The Open Championship?
A. Two
B. Three
C. four
D. Five
Answer: D. Five
Q5. In which years did James Braid win The Open Championship?
A. 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910
B. 1899, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907
C. 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908
D. 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909
Answer: A. 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910
Q6. At which course did James Braid claim his first Open Championship title in 1901?
A. St Andrews
B. Prestwick
C. Muirfield
D. Royal St George’s
Answer: C. Muirfield
Q7. James Braid remains the only player in Open history to have won twice at both of which two venues?
A. Prestwick and Hoylake
B. St Andrews and Muirfield
C. Royal Troon and Carnoustie
D. Muirfield and Royal St George’s
Answer: B. St Andrews and Muirfield
Q8. What record score did James Braid set when winning the 1908 Open at Prestwick?
A. 291
B. 295
C. 300
D. 309
Answer: A. 291
Q9. By how many strokes did James Braid win the 1908 Open Championship at Prestwick?
A. Three
B. Five
C. Eight
D. Ten
Answer: C. Eight
Q10. James Braid’s successful defence of The Open title in 1906 was the last by a European until which player matched the feat?
A. Seve Ballesteros
B. Nick Faldo
C. Padraig Harrington
D. Rory McIlroy
Answer: C. Padraig Harrington
Q11. In which year did James Braid first break 70 in an Open Championship round?
A. 1901
B. 1904
C. 1906
D. 1908
Answer: B. 1904
Q12. How many British PGA Matchplay Championships (News of the World) did James Braid win?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. Five
Answer: A. Four
Q13. In which years did James Braid win the British PGA Matchplay Championship?
A. 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907
B. 1903, 1905, 1907, 1911
C. 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911
D. 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908
Answer: B. 1903, 1905, 1907, 1911
Q14. Which additional major continental title did James Braid win in 1910?
A. Belgian Open
B. German Open
C. French Open
D. Spanish Open
Answer: C. French Open
Q15. In which year did James Braid turn professional?
A. 1896
B. 1897
C. 1899
D. 1901
Answer: A. 1896
Q16. At which club did James Braid serve as professional from 1904 until his death?
A. Royal St George’s
B. Walton Heath
C. Sunningdale
D. Wentworth
Answer: B. Walton Heath
Q17. What change in equipment helped James Braid overcome early putting difficulties around 1900?
A. Switching to a wooden putter
B. Changing to a centre-shafted putter
C. Using a heavier hickory shaft
D. Adopting an aluminium putter
Answer: D. Adopting an aluminium putter
Q18. How was James Braid’s playing style often described?
A. Divine fury
B. Methodical precision
C. Silent efficiency
D. Steady consistency
Answer: A. Divine fury
Q19. James Braid was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in which year?
A. 1950
B. 1965
C. 1976
D. 1985
Answer: C. 1976
Q20. Approximately how many golf courses is James Braid credited with designing or influencing?
A. Around 200
B. Around 300
C. Fewer than 100
D. Over 400 (estimates range higher)
Answer: D. Over 400 (estimates range higher)
Q21. Which famous Scottish resort courses did James Braid design?
A. Carnoustie Championship and Burnside
B. King’s Course and Queen’s Course at Gleneagles
C. Old Course and New Course at St Andrews
D. Royal Troon and Prestwick
Answer: B. King’s Course and Queen’s Course at Gleneagles
Q22. In which year did James Braid remodel the Championship Course at Carnoustie?
A. 1910
B. 1920
C. 1926
D. 1931
Answer: C. 1926
Q23. What architectural feature is James Braid sometimes (though not entirely accurately) credited with popularising or inventing?
A. The dogleg hole
B. Island greens
C. Double greens
D. Forced carries over water
Answer: A. The dogleg hole
Q24. Where did James Braid die?
A. Earlsferry, Scotland
B. St Andrews, Scotland
C. London, England
D. Walton Heath, England
Answer: C. London, England
Q25. In what year did James Braid die?
A. 1945
B. 1950
C. 1955
D. 1960
Answer: B. 1950