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Golf is a game that can be played in nearly any environment. You can find a golf course in the desert, the mountains, the woods, near beaches, in cities large and small and practically everywhere in between.

Test your knowledge of United States geography – or golf-ography – by identifying the location of these golf clubs and courses used during PGA TOUR events past and present.

Place your answers on the map provided. Award 1 point for the correct state and one point for the correct course. Good luck!

1. Played deep in the heart of this state, the Charles Schwab Challenge was founded by Ben Hogan in the 1940s and is played at this iconic course.

2. If you like pimento cheese sandwiches and peach ice cream, you’ll love visiting this southern state and the course where The Masters has been played every year since 1946.

3. This club in the land of 10,000 lakes was designed by architect Robert Trent Jones and has hosted seven major championships for both men and women as well as the Ryder Cup in 2017.

4. In a hilly region known for its sandhills, this club designed by architect Donald Ross has played host to five Major Championships for both men and women as well as the Ryder Cup in 1951.

5. Once known as the “Crosby Clambake,” this tournament is a pro-am event founded by entertainer Bing Crosby which features a mix of PGA TOUR professionals, amateurs, and celebrities playing together as teams on three courses. Which course hosts the final round?

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6. Located near a windy city, this club has been the site of two PGA Championship wins by Tiger Woods, three U.S. Opens, the Ryder Cup in 2012 and the BMW Championship in 2019.

7. With a mountain range as a backdrop, the par-3 16th hole at this course features one of the loudest and largest gatherings of golf fans anywhere on the PGA TOUR. Phil Mickelson, who played his college golf in this state, has won the TOUR tournament here three times.

8. Although it shares the same name with a historic course in Scotland, this course founded by Jack Nicklaus plays host to his annual PGA TOUR event, The Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide. It has also hosted a Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup.

9. This Empire State course offers the warning – “The Black Course Is An Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers” – and has played host to the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and FedExCup playoff events in 2012 and 2016.

10. One of the oldest country clubs in the U.S. can be found in one of the original 13 colonies and was the site of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet’s 1913 U.S. Open win. It also hosted the “Battle of Brookline” 1999 Ryder Cup.

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ANSWERS: 1. Texas: Colonial Country Club; 2. Georgia: Augusta National Golf Club; 3. Minnesota: Hazeltine National Golf Club; 4. North Carolina: Pinehurst Resort; 5. California: Pebble Beach Golf Links; 6. Illinois: Medinah Country Club; 7. Arizona: TPC Scottsdale; 8. Ohio: Muirfield Village Golf Club; 9. New York: Bethpage Black, Bethpage State Park; 10. Massachusetts: The Country Club.