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01/29/2010

What's your Boo IQ?

Posted at 10:10 AM by Connell Barrett |

I spent Wednesday caddying for Boo Weekley at the Farmers Insurance Open, at Torrey Pines. More on that soon, but first, it's time to test your Boo Weekley I.Q. with this quiz on the fun-lovin', long-drivin', Skoal-dippin', beer-guzzlin', two-time-Tour-winnin', 36-year-old pride of Milton, Fla.Jan29_boo_600x457

1. What does Boo shout when a playing partner runs a putt well past the hole?

a) "Hit a barn!"

b) "Hit a chicken truck!"

c) "Hit a Stadler!"

2. Which phrase did Boo not use to describe his excitement while playing for Team USA in the 2008 Ryder Cup?

a) "Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit, this is somethin'!"

b) "I been-a-runnin' 'round the greyhound track chasin' one of them bunnies."

c) "I feel like a dog to somebody done stuck a needle to it and juiced me up."

3. What did Boo do for a living before becoming a professional golfer?

a) Pool cleaner

b) Chemical plant hydroblaster

c) Slip 'N Slide quality inspector

4. Boo has called Arnold Palmer...

a) "The most fan-friendly golfer who ever lived. I wanna be like him."

b) "Slicker than snot on a door knob."

c) "Older than the mountains with twice as much dust."

5. Who suggested that Boo ride his driver Happy Gilmore-style down the fairway during the 2008 Ryder Cup?

a) Adam Sandler

b) Tiger Woods

c) A hotel security guard

6. What is Boo's word for "etiquette"? (As in, "On the greens, it's important to show proper putting etiquette.")

a) "Editcasy"

b) "Editocosity"

c) "Eduh, eduh...just don't step in anyone's line!"

7. Which fictional character inspired Thomas "Boo" Weekley's now-famous nickname?

a) Boo-Boo bear, from the Yogi Bear cartoon

b) Boo Radley from the book To Kill a Mockingbird

c) Betty Boop

8. Who does Boo consider his mental-game teacher?

a) Dr. Bob Rotella

b) Dr. Joe Parent

c) Dr. Jack Daniel's

9. What is Boo allergic to?

a) Cotton pants

b) Bees

c) "Doin' what I'm told."

10. What has Boo said he wants to do after quitting golf?

a) "A whole lotta huntin' and fishin'."

b) "Take a stab at commentatin'. Can't be too hard. Just talkin'."

c) "Open a cozy little antique store in upstate New York and sell dark-cherry vanity chests with beveled mirrors and dovetail drawers to fellow admirers of fine finished furniture."  

(Answers:  1B, 2A, 3B 4A, 5C, 6A, 7A, 8C, 9A, 10A)

(Photo: Chris Keane/Getty Images)

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As editor-at-large for GOLF Magazine, Connell Barrett has written profiles on Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo, Arnold Palmer and Steve Williams. In 2006, he conducted the last interview with Byron Nelson. He's an 8 handicap, but he just knows he can be scratch. He lives in New York City.

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