Introduction
Golf is a game played by people of all ages all across the world. From the world of golf, many sports icons have risen, like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, or Arnold Palmer. You can mention such names to almost anyone and they will know what they were associated with. Golf is a very patricular sport as it is played individually through tournaments. There are many tournaments each year in which golfers compepte. From the Masters to Quail Hollow Invitational, they can all be exciting.
Task
By the end of this activity students will know,
1) Who won the very first Masters Tournament?
2)Who is the PGA Tour's all time winningist golfer?
3) How has the most amount of wins in the Major tournments?
4) What is the trophy item for winning the masters?
5) How old was the oldest golfer to win a PGA Tour event?
6) How old was the youngest golfer to win a PGA Tour event?
Process
Find the answers to the previosu questions and write about them using these websites.
- http://www.masters.com/en_US/index.html
- http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgaoldestw.htm
- http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgayoungestw.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_major_championships_winning_golfers
- http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/pgatourcareerw.htm
Evaluation
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| All questions are answered. | All questions are answered thouroughly and presented in full sentences | All questions are answered in full sentneces and adequate organization of thoughts. |
| many grammatical errors that would cause confusion to readers. | few grammatical errors that would cause confusion to readers. | No grammatical errors that would cause confusion to readers. |
Conclusion
As you can see, golf is a very interesting sport in which many different things take place. People of all ages can participate adn enjoy the game together. If you were to want to become involved, a few golf courses around are Lakewood Country Club, The Pines, and Lake Cumberland Golf Resort.
Credits
All links provided in this webquest have authorized access to materials.
Teacher Page
This webquest should informt he students on golf and certain questions will be answered pertaining to the history and records acheieved in the golf world.