What Kind of Golf Club Are You?

By: Steven Miller
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
What Kind of Golf Club Are You?
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About This Quiz

Each type of golf club has unique characteristics that make it stand out from the rest of the bag. In this quiz, we'll examine which club fits your personality the best.
What part of a round of golf is most interesting to you?
The end
Coming down the stretch
The middle
The start

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What word best describes your golf temperament?
Dynamic
Steady
Feel player
Meticulous

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How much preparation do you do for an important round of golf?
I get a general sense of the course and work on my shots around the greens.
I do a decent amount of preparation and make sure to warm up before the round.
I map out the details of the course and make a plan of attack.
I just bang some balls to get loose.

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Which golf movie do you like the most?
"Bobby Jones: A Stroke of Genius"
"The Greatest Game Ever Played"
"Happy Gilmore"
"The Legend of Bagger Vance"

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Which PGA past champion appeals to you more?
John Daly
Ben Crenshaw
Phil Mickelson
Hale Irwin

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Which current PGA star is most appealing to you?
Jordan Spieth
Rickie Fowler
Jason Day
Dustin Johnson

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Which famous golf course is most appealing to you?
St. Andrews
TPC Sawgrass
Pebble Beach
Augusta National

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What brand of golf ball do you prefer?
Bridgestone
Callaway
Titleist
Whatever I find

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Which hole description will highlight your strengths the most?
Long par 4 with a water hazard running across the fairway that forces a long-iron into the green
Short par 3 with an island green
Long par-5 with a chance to get on in two for a big-hitter
A hole that requires very precise shots and features a challenging green

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Which day of a golf tournament best fits your personality?
Thursday
Sunday
Saturday
Friday

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What is the strength of your golf game?
Putting
Wedges
Irons
Driving

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How good are you at reading greens?
Terrible
Not great, but I do alright.
Pretty good. I get fooled occasionally.
Excellent

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How good is your wedge game?
Excellent. I get up and down all the time.
Not the best, but I get up and down once in a while.
Pretty good. My putter saves me most of the time.
Terrible. My touch around the greens is not good.

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How are you with your irons?
It is the best part of my game.
Pretty decent. I hit a good amount of greens.
Pretty awful. I rarely hit a green.
Not great, but I hit a green once in a while.

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How are you with your driver?
It is the best part of my game.
Not the best. I struggle with it.
I don't hit it that great. I'm off the fairway a lot.
I get pretty good distance and hit a good amount of fairways.

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Which challenge on the golf course would you rather face?
A long, breaking putt
A flop shot over a bunker
A long-iron shot
A tight driving hole

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How tall are you?
I'm a tall person.
A little taller than average
A little shorter than average
I'm on the shorter side.

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When you hit a bad shot, how do you usually react?
I'd try to get a feel for what just happened.
I'd shrug it off. On to the next shot.
I will analyze what went wrong with the previous shot.
Blow off a little steam.

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You pull off a great shot, how do you react?
No big deal. Golf is about the next shot.
I savor the feeling of it.
It's celebration time.
I store it in my memory banks to call on later.

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What is your beverage of choice during a round of golf?
Load up the cooler with beer
Water
I might grab a beer at the turn.
Sports drink, tea or soda.

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Do you prefer fast or slow greens?
I like the greens to be pretty fast.
I prefer the greens to be above average speed.
I prefer the greens to be below average speed.
I like the greens to be pretty slow.

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Who do you prefer to play golf with?
I like to play with friends.
I'm very laid back. I'll play with anyone.
I prefer to play with friends, but I'll play with anyone as long as they keep pace.
I play with the same group, at the same time, regularly.

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How strictly do you play by The Rules of Golf?
I know the rules, but I'm pretty flexible with them.
If it's an important match, I'll play by the rules. When I'm out for fun, I don't worry about it as much.
I know the rules well and play by them all the time.
I'm just out there for a good time.

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What time of the day do you prefer to play golf?
I'll play wherever and whenever I can find a good deal.
It really just depends on the day.
I like to play at twilight.
First thing in the morning.

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What kind of irons do you play with?
Cavity-back irons
Game-improvement irons
A progressive set that goes from cavity-back to blades
Blades

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How important is golf etiquette to you?
It's extremely important.
It's important. I sometimes forget about certain norms, but apologize if I messed up.
I'm always looking out for others, but it doesn't really bother me too much if someone doesn't know golf etiquette.
Golfers are way too uptight. Get over it.

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Which situation is more salivating for you?
An elevated tee with a wide open fairway
An approach shot with a perfect lie and easy pin
A pitch shot with plenty of green to work with
A straight-in three-footer for the win

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Where do you tend to lose your focus in a round of golf?
About halfway through the front nine
About halfway through the back nine
At the start of the round
At the end of the round

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Do you have a pre-shot routine?
Yes, but it's very simple.
I'm just trying to feel the shot that I'm going to hit.
Nope, just grip it and rip it.
I have a very specific pre-shot routine that I always go through.

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Do you prefer to walk or ride when you play golf?
I always ride a cart.
I always prefer to walk.
I prefer the rhythm of walking, but a cart is okay too.
Either is fine, I go with the flow of my playing partners.

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