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PGM Qualifying Practice Test;
comprehensive Q&A 2025
When was the first PGA championship held? Where? Trophy name? Purse size? -
correct -answer-October 1916, Siwanoy country club in New York, Wanamaker,
$2,580.
When did the Ryder cup begin and who is it named after? - correct -answer-1927,
Samuel Ryder.
What year did other forces across Europe join the British in the Ryder cup? -
correct -answer-1979
When did the senior PGA championship start? Who started it? Where was it held?
Who won? Name of the trophy? - correct -answer-1937, Bobby Jones, Augusta
National Golf Club, Jock Hutchison,Alfred Bourne.
True or False: 1939-1945 Ryder cups were cancelled because of WWII, the PGA
supported the war effort by purchasing two ambulances for the American Red
Cross and raising more than $25,000. - correct -answer-True
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When was the PGA championship first televised? - correct -answer-1958
What year did PGA tournament players divide into their own tournament players
division? When was it renamed The PGA Tour? - correct -answer-1968, 1975
What tournaments do the PGA of America own and conduct? - correct -answer-
The Ryder Cup, the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship, and the
Grand Slam of Golf.
True or False: Bylaws present rules, policies, practices, and procedures agreed
upon by the association's membership. - correct -answer-True
True or False: Regulations describe the bylaws. - correct -answer-True
How many sections is the PGA of America divided into? - correct -answer-41
sections
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How many districts is the PGA of America divided into? - correct -answer-14
districts
Three officers of the PGA - correct -answer-The president, the Vice President, and
the secretary.
The 3 officers of the PGA are elected to terms of how many years? - correct -
answer-2 year terms
True or False: Amendments to the PGA constitution, bylaws, and regulations must
be approved by a two-thirds vote of the delegates at the annual meeting. - correct
-answer-True
Who makes up the Board of directors? - correct -answer-3 officers, honorary
president, 1 player director, 14 district directors, 2 independent directors.
What is the president of the PGA responsible for? - correct -answer-Represents
the association among members and the public, presides over meetings.
PGM Qualifying Practice Test;
comprehensive Q&A 2025
When was the first PGA championship held? Where? Trophy name? Purse size? -
correct -answer-October 1916, Siwanoy country club in New York, Wanamaker,
$2,580.
When did the Ryder cup begin and who is it named after? - correct -answer-1927,
Samuel Ryder.
What year did other forces across Europe join the British in the Ryder cup? -
correct -answer-1979
When did the senior PGA championship start? Who started it? Where was it held?
Who won? Name of the trophy? - correct -answer-1937, Bobby Jones, Augusta
National Golf Club, Jock Hutchison,Alfred Bourne.
True or False: 1939-1945 Ryder cups were cancelled because of WWII, the PGA
supported the war effort by purchasing two ambulances for the American Red
Cross and raising more than $25,000. - correct -answer-True
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When was the PGA championship first televised? - correct -answer-1958
What year did PGA tournament players divide into their own tournament players
division? When was it renamed The PGA Tour? - correct -answer-1968, 1975
What tournaments do the PGA of America own and conduct? - correct -answer-
The Ryder Cup, the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship, and the
Grand Slam of Golf.
True or False: Bylaws present rules, policies, practices, and procedures agreed
upon by the association's membership. - correct -answer-True
True or False: Regulations describe the bylaws. - correct -answer-True
How many sections is the PGA of America divided into? - correct -answer-41
sections
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How many districts is the PGA of America divided into? - correct -answer-14
districts
Three officers of the PGA - correct -answer-The president, the Vice President, and
the secretary.
The 3 officers of the PGA are elected to terms of how many years? - correct -
answer-2 year terms
True or False: Amendments to the PGA constitution, bylaws, and regulations must
be approved by a two-thirds vote of the delegates at the annual meeting. - correct
-answer-True
Who makes up the Board of directors? - correct -answer-3 officers, honorary
president, 1 player director, 14 district directors, 2 independent directors.
What is the president of the PGA responsible for? - correct -answer-Represents
the association among members and the public, presides over meetings.
