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Who, in 2011, became the all-time leading points scorer in the Solheim Cup?

Laura Davies

Which Australian golfer won five Open Championships between 1954 and 1965?

Peter Thomson

Who, in 1969, was the first British winner of the Open Championship for eighteen years?

Tony Jacklin

A matchplay contest between the Big Easy and Boom Boom; who would we be watching?

Ernie Els and Fred Couples

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At what age is a player permitted to join the Seniors Tour?

Fifty

Which European player holds the record for most Ryder Cup appearances and most points earned?

Nick Faldo

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Who ended a run of 73 majors without a win by claiming the Masters at Augusta in 2017?

Sergio Garcia

Who is nicknamed 'The Great White Shark'?

Greg Norman

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What is the maximum number of clubs permitted in a golf bag?

14

In stroke play, what is the penalty for playing the wrong ball?

Two strokes

Which is the oldest golf club in England?

Royal Blackheath, Kent

Which jockey earned his first Derby win aged thirty-six aboard Authorized in 2007?

Frankie Dettori

Who was the first amateur rider for thirty years to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup when he rode Long Run to victory in 2011?

Sam Waley-Cohen

The 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks are open exclusively to which kind of horse?

Three-year-old horses

What race is the highlight of the French racing season in October?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Who won his first Grand National aboard Don't Push It in 2010?

A.P. McCoy

Which Paddy Mullins trained horse, the best mare in jump-racing history, won the Champion Hurdle in 1984 and the Gold Cup in 1986, a unique double?

Dawn Run

What first was achieved by the jockey of the third-placed horse, Seabass, at the 2012 Grand National?

She was Katie Walsh, the first female jockey to ride a placed horse in the race

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Which 2012 Gold Cup winner was killed at the Grand National the following month, renewing calls for increased safety or the abandonment of the race?

Synchronised

Which durable horse entered six Grand Nationals, finishing five, including a win in 1986, a second place in 1989 and two fourths?

West Tip

In which city is Churchill Downs racecourse and what famous race is held there each year?

Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby

Which is the oldest British flat classic race?

St Leger

Who rode Henbit, Nashwan and Erhaab to Derby victories?

Willie Carson

Which was the first racecourse equipped with a photo-finish camera?

Epsom

Who coached the Great Britain men's and women's football teams at the 2012 Olympics?

Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell

Prior to Usain Bolt, who was the last man to win the sprint double of 100 metres and 200 metres?

Carl Lewis

Which was the first Olympic Games attended by the Soviet Union as a communist power?

1952, Helsinki

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At the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games, the teams parade in alphabetical order (in the language of the host nation), with which two exceptions?

Greece - who always go first in honour of their contribution to the Olympic movement and the host nation, who come out last so they don't steal attention from the others

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What new feature of the Games in Mexico City in 1968 resulted in the withdrawal of many high-profile athletes?

Systematic drug testing

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Johnny Weissmuller, who would later play Tarzan in Hollywood movies, won six Olympic medals: five swimming golds and a bronze in which other discipline?

Water Polo

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