There are a total of 156 players who qualify to play in the British Open golf tournament. The players who place in the top 70 positions will qualify to play for the final two rounds.
9006 people entered into qualifying this year.
None. Alan Shephard hit two golf balls with a six-iron on 6th February 1971 - when he was part of the Apollo 14 mission. That does not qualify as "played a game of golf".
Golf
In 2008, the US Open golf tournament is in San Diego. If you want to try to qualify, visit the following page on Go Golf San Diego: http://www.gogolfsandiego.com/golf-news/qualify-to-play-in-2008-us-open.html Also, the Buick Invitational is played at Torrey Pines in San Diego. For more information, check out http://www.gogolfsandiego.com
Yes, pretty much every major city in the world has a golf course
The problem with a golf ball is that you have to hit it with a golf club, one of the major drawbacks is that it occassionally doesn't go where you want it to.
Manufactured products qualify as such.
The Masters.
Yes
Golf
I couldn't believe it either. It was down to his finish in the Order of Merit 2008.