LINKS TO LEARNING GOLF CLUB Course: American History DIRECTIONS • THIS ACTIVITY REQUIRES A CLUE MASTER. An unlimited number of players can play the game as long as there is also a non-playing clue master to ask the clues one at a time. • THIS COURSE IS FOR OLDER STUDENTS. ADULTS SHOULD MONITOR CONTENT FIRST. • Travel through this special 9-hole golf course by finding the answer from each hole. Each hole has clues and each clue you need counts as one “stroke”. • Players try to answer the question in as few strokes as possible. • You get one guess per clue. Get it right and record the score associated with that clue. Guess incorrectly and you move on to the next clue. Double bogey is the maximum score on each hole. • A printable score card is attached. Total up your score and see if you’ve managed to break par! LINKS TO LEARNING GOLF CLUB THE PLAYERS Championship PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL PRINT ME PAR 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 34 QUESTIONS / CLUES LINKSHOLE TO 1LEARNING | PAR 4 GOLF CLUB THE PLAYERS Championship• Stroke 1 (Albatross) – This Spaniard was famous in the late 1400’s. • Stroke 2 (Eagle) – He was known for his sailing ships. PLAYER 1 2• Stroke 3 3(Birdie) – He 4 was famous 5for crossing the 6 Atlantic Ocean 7 and 8 9 TOTAL exploring new parts of the world. • Stroke 4 (Par) – The most famous of his ships were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. • Stroke 5 (Bogey) – His first name is Christopher and he is credited with discovering America. WRITE YOUR • Stroke 6 (Double Bogey) – Answer: Christopher Columbus SCORE HERE • RELATED GOLF FACT: Three Spanish golfers have captured major championships: Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia. HOLE 2 | PAR 4 • Stroke 1 (Albatross) – This town was first settled in 1620. PAR • Stroke 2 4(Eagle) – It is 4 located in the 4 northeastern 3 United States. 4 4 4 3 4 34 • Stroke 3 (Birdie) – The Pilgrims first settled here after crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a ship called Mayflower. • Stroke 4 (Par) – The first Thanksgiving feast was held here, a place known as America’s first colony. • Stroke 5 (Bogey) – Today a large rock marks the spot where the settlers first set foot on land here. • Stroke 6 (Double Bogey) – Answer: Plymouth, Massachusetts • RELATED GOLF FACT: Six World Golf Hall of Famers are natives of Massachusetts: Pat Bradley, Fred Corcoran, Meg Mallon, Francis Ouimet, Henry Picard and Herbert Warren Wind. LINKS TO LEARNING GOLF CLUB American History HOLE 3 | PAR 4 • Stroke 1 (Albatross) – Few documents have had a greater impact on America than this one. • Stroke 2 (Eagle) – It was drafted in Philadelphia, PA by the Continental Congress. • Stroke 3 (Birdie) – It announced the colonists’ intent to become independent from England. • Stroke 4 (Par) – It was drafted in 1776. • Stroke 5 (Bogey) – It was signed by 56 individuals, including two future presidents: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. • Stroke 6 (Double Bogey) – Answer: The Declaration of Independence • RELATED GOLF FACT: The famed Merion Golf Club is just outside Philadelphia, PA. Hall of Famers Ben Hogan (1950), Lee Trevino (1971) and David Graham (1981) won a U.S. Open there. HOLE 4 | PAR 3 • Stroke 1 (Eagle) – Exploration pioneers Lewis and Clark became famous from this. • Stroke 2 (Birdie) – It happened in 1803 when the United States purchased a huge area of land from France for $15 million. • Stroke 3 (Par) – The purchase included nearly 850,000 square miles. • Stroke 4 (Bogey) – The land expanded from Louisiana all the way to Montana. • Stroke 5 (Double Bogey) – Answer: The Louisiana Purchase • RELATED GOLF FACT: Two time PLAYERS Championship winner Hal Sutton, who also won the PGA Championship, is from Louisiana. HOLE 5 | PAR 4 • Stroke 1 (Albatross) – This President guided U.S. through one of its most challenging times. • Stroke 2 (Eagle) – He was from Illinois and was known for his height and tall hat. • Stroke 3 (Birdie) – He was in office when the Civil War began in 1861. • Stroke 4 (Par) – His most famous speech began, “Four score and seven years ago…” • Stroke 5 (Bogey) – He was assassinated in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. • Stroke 6 (Double Bogey) – Answer: President Abraham Lincoln • RELATED GOLF FACT: The first Open Championship was played in Scotland and won by Willie Park Sr in 1860, a year before Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th President. HOLE 6 | PAR 4 • Stroke 1 (Albatross) – This war began in 1914 between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. • Stroke 2 (Eagle) – Russia and Germany became involved soon after. • Stroke 3 (Birdie) – The war quickly spread throughout Europe and into Asia. • Stroke 4 (Par) – In 1918 the United States officially joined the war efforts. • Stroke 5 (Bogey) – The war was one of the deadliest in history and lasted from 1914 to 1918. • Stroke 6 (Double Bogey) – Answer: World War I • RELATED GOLF FACT: While tournament golf was postponed during World War I, golf exhibitions were staged across the U.S. They raised funds in support of the war effort. LINKS TO LEARNING GOLF CLUB American History HOLE 7 | PAR 4 • Stroke 1 (Albatross) – President Franklin Roosevelt was in office when this world changing event took place in the United States. • Stroke 2 (Eagle) – It happened in the territory of Hawaii. • Stroke 3 (Birdie) – The year was 1941. • Stroke 4 (Par) – The event involved an attack by Japanese airplanes. • Stroke 5 (Bogey) – The attack led to the United States entering World War II. • Stroke 6 (Double Bogey) – Answer: The bombing of Pearl Harbor. • RELATED GOLF FACT: Many golfers served in World War II, including World Golf Hall of Famer Lloyd Mangrum. He earned a purple heart and won the first U.S. Open after the war. HOLE 8 | PAR 3 • Stroke 1 (Eagle) – This event took place in 1969 somewhere man had never been before. • Stroke 2 (Birdie) – The event took place more than 200,000 miles from Earth. • Stroke 3 (Par) – Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the first to accomplish this. • Stroke 4 (Bogey) – Armstrong said, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” • Stroke 5 (Double Bogey) – Answer: First astronauts walk on the moon. • RELATED GOLF FACT: In 1971 astronaut Allen Shepard hit a golf ball on the moon, where scientists say a drive could easily travel more than two miles in the air. HOLE 9 | PAR 4 • Stroke 1 (Albatross) – This event took place in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. • Stroke 2 (Eagle) – Afterwards the United States would be involved in a military conflict in the Middle East for more than a decade. • Stroke 3 (Birdie) – It involved attacks by four different airplanes. • Stroke 4 (Par) – More than 3,000 people died from the terrorists attacks. • Stroke 5 (Bogey) – The attacks involved the destruction of the World Trade Center towers. • Stroke 6 (Double Bogey) – Answer: September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks. • RELATED GOLF FACT: The 9/11 terror attacks saw two PGA TOUR events cancelled and the postponement of the Ryder and Presidents Cups. This Links To Learning Golf Club Course was provided by The World Golf Hall Of Fame. The World Golf Hall of Fame celebrates golf and honors the legacies of those who have made it great. To learn more about the World Golf Hall of Fame or to lend support, visit www.worldgolfhalloffame.org. LINKS TO LEARNING GOLF CLUB American History PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL PAR 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 34.