the golf crossword

Dr. Al Clarke & Robert Carson | Compilers

  • 100% thematic!
  • 52 challenging crossword puzzles
  • Over 1,500 clues and answers about golf
  • Includes over 150 quotes

“If you think it's hard meeting new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.”—Jack Lemmon

Do you know...

  • The father and son who both won tourneys in respective tours in 1999
  • How many golf courses there are in Russia
  • The year the PGA integrated
  • How many players have won the Masters on their first attempt
  • The name of hole #16 at Augusta National
  • The first African American to win a PGA Tour event
  • Who was the 60-title holder nicknamed "Swampy"
  • Who designs golf courses using railroad ties
  • The 1968 Masters champion who was also a football quarterback
  • Bobby Jones’ musical passion
  • The "springs" used in California to water over 100 courses
  • The 14-year military veteran who was a U.S. Open winner
  • Who was the "Big Boy" who played on the PGA Tour for 17 years without a win

Test your knowledge! Try this sample puzzle!


ACROSS
9. This 1967 PGA Championship winner is nicknamed "Bones" (hint-one of 12)
10. Longhurst once described this as the "Black Art"
11. Name for 4 wood, rhymes with geek
12. Fiery-tempered US Open champ in tennis who has passion for golf
13. Two-piece ball with this core was introduced by Spalding in 1968
15. Some golfers unfortunately have this type of head
17. When you're in the zone, you may be in this meditative state
19. Players in a tourney comprise this
21. A new club,which has been described as a fairway wood with an offset head and putter shaft,that is used for chipping and trouble shots; invented by Michael Bamberger
22. This "happy" 1967 Masters Champion lost the 1966 Masters to Nicklaus in a 3-way playoff (first name)
23. Theodore who won US Open in 1994 and 1997; he was runner up in 2000 Masters
24. Nickname for UGA women's golf coach Kelly who was 1998 National Coach of the Year and who led Bulldogs to 7 SEC Championships (retired in 2000); or a legume(s)
26. It is not fun to play with this golfer who excessively ponders each shot
29. When angry don't have this childish fit on the course (or off)
31. Golf, as life, is full of this wonder or enigma
32. A player's family and friends attempt to do this to him or her after a hard loss

 DOWN
1. X-outs. Not the standard but usable
2. To sink a three-footer under pressure knocks this
3. Each player has ___ their ball to avoid incurring penalty strokes
4. Important to keep arms and body in this during swing
5. For greenside bunker shot, stance and clubface are this
6. As the spirit of Harvey Penick was present, Crenshaw's 1995 Masters win had a heavenly or ___ quality to it
7. Playing a round from the back of back tees is from here
8. You almost have to have some of this excessive self confidence to be a champion golfer
14. Six of these have won PGA Tour events as of 2001
15. Worn by contestants during competitive play at some tourneys
16. Gusty winds can make club selection more of one of these conjectures
17. Popular animal putter of past
18. A player may leap up or ___ ___ after hitting blind approach shot to see where ball ended up
20. Each player and each caddie on the PGA tours are also their own ___
24. To launch a high, long shot with the wind make sure you stay ___ ball until impact
25. Links, pinelands, mountain layouts are different ___ of golf courses
26. Another name for a four-ball match is the ___ ball
27. PGA Tour player nicknamed "all" because of his slow pace; winner of 1999 MCI Classic
28. Dean of golf journalism in 1920s, or a cereal grass which is a staple food
30. Duval plays off the course in winter with this type of board