Leo Diegel Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year was Leo Diegel born?
A. 1895
B. 1899
C. 1901
D. 1905
Answer: B. 1899
Q2. Where was Leo Diegel born?
A. Detroit, Michigan
B. Chicago, Illinois
C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D. Los Angeles, California
Answer: A. Detroit, Michigan
Q3. What was Leo Diegel’s full name?
A. Leo Charles Diegel
B. Leo Harvey Diegel
C. Leo William Diegel
D. Leo Thomas Diegel
Answer: B. Leo Harvey Diegel
Q4. At approximately what age did Leo Diegel begin caddying?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
Answer: D. 10
Q5. In which year did Leo Diegel win his first significant tournament, the Michigan Open?
A. 1914
B. 1916
C. 1918
D. 1920
Answer: B. 1916
Q6. How old was Leo Diegel when he won the 1916 Michigan Open?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
Answer: C. 17
Q7. In which year did Leo Diegel turn professional?
A. 1914
B. 1916
C. 1918
D. 1920
Answer: B. 1916
Q8. How many PGA Championship titles did Leo Diegel win?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: A. 2
Q9. In which consecutive years did Leo Diegel win the PGA Championship?
A. 1926 and 1927
B. 1927 and 1928
C. 1928 and 1929
D. 1929 and 1930
Answer: C. 1928 and 1929
Q10. Whom did Leo Diegel defeat in the final of the 1928 PGA Championship?
A. Walter Hagen
B. Gene Sarazen
C. Al Espinosa
D. Johnny Farrell
Answer: C. Al Espinosa
Q11. Whom did Leo Diegel defeat in the final of the 1929 PGA Championship?
A. Walter Hagen
B. Gene Sarazen
C. Al Espinosa
D. Johnny Farrell
Answer: D. Johnny Farrell
Q12. Leo Diegel’s victories in the 1928 and 1929 PGA Championships helped end the dominant match-play streak of which legendary golfer?
A. Bobby Jones
B. Gene Sarazen
C. Walter Hagen
D. Harry Vardon
Answer: C. Walter Hagen
Q13. How many times did Leo Diegel win the Canadian Open?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: B. 4
Q14. In which years did Leo Diegel win the Canadian Open?
A. 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929
B. 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927
C. 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930
D. 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928
Answer: A. 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929
Q15. Leo Diegel’s four Canadian Open titles remain a record for that championship. True or False in spirit of the options?
A. He shares the record with another player
B. It is the all-time record for the event
C. The record was broken in the 1950s
D. He won only three times
Answer: B. It is the all-time record for the event
Q16. On how many of the first four Ryder Cup teams did Leo Diegel play?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: C. Four
Q17. In which years did Leo Diegel represent the United States in the Ryder Cup?
A. 1927, 1929, 1931, and 1933
B. 1926, 1928, 1930, and 1932
C. 1929, 1931, 1933, and 1935
D. 1927, 1928, 1930, and 1931
Answer: A. 1927, 1929, 1931, and 1933
Q18. What was Leo Diegel’s best finish in the U.S. Open?
A. Winner
B. Runner-up (tied for second in 1920)
C. Third place only
D. Never finished better than fifth
Answer: B. Runner-up (tied for second in 1920)
Q19. Who won the 1920 U.S. Open, finishing one stroke ahead of Leo Diegel and others?
A. Walter Hagen
B. Bobby Jones
C. Ted Ray
D. Gene Sarazen
Answer: C. Ted Ray
Q20. What was Leo Diegel’s best finish in The Open Championship (British Open)?
A. Winner
B. Tied for second in 1930
C. Tied for fifth
D. Missed the cut regularly
Answer: B. Tied for second in 1930
Q21. Who defeated Leo Diegel (and others) to win the 1930 Open Championship on the way to the Grand Slam?
A. Bobby Jones
B. Gene Sarazen
C. Walter Hagen
D. Harry Vardon
Answer: A. Bobby Jones
Q22. Leo Diegel was known as an outstanding striker of the ball but struggled particularly with which part of his game?
A. Driving accuracy
B. Iron play
C. Putting
D. Short-game chipping
Answer: C. Putting
Q23. What was the nickname given to Leo Diegel’s distinctive elbows-out putting stance?
A. Hagening
B. Diegeling
C. Sarazening
D. Jonesing
Answer: B. Diegeling
Q24. Approximately how many PGA Tour victories is Leo Diegel credited with in modern counts?
A. About 15–18
B. About 20–22
C. About 27–30
D. More than 40
Answer: C. About 27–30
Q25. In which year was Leo Diegel inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame?
A. 1955
B. 1975
C. 1990
D. 2003
Answer: D. 2003