List of albatrosses in notable tournaments explained

This article lists albatrosses that have been scored in important golf tournaments. An albatross, also called a double eagle, is a score of three-under-par on a single hole. This is most commonly achieved with two shots on a par-5, but can be done with a hole-in-one on a par-4.

Major championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in men's major championships.[1]

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
4 15 5 2 [2]
1 8 5 2
4 13 5 2
4 2 5 2 [3]
1 2 5 2 [4]
4 6 5 2 [5]
1 17 5 2 [6]
1 1 6 3 [7]
2 5 5 2
1 17 5 2
2 5 5 2
1 6 5 2
3 11 5 2
1 4 5 2
Turnberry, Ailsa 4 7 5 2 [8]
1 13 5 2
2 11 5 2
3 5 5 2 [9]

World Golf Championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in World Golf Championships events.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
4 2 5 2 [10]
3 14 5 2 [11]

The Players Championship

This is a list of albatrosses scored in The Players Championship.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
2 11 5 2 [12]
3 2 5 2
4 16 5 2 [13]
4 16 5 2 [14]
1 11 5 2 [15]
4 11 5 2 [16]

BMW PGA Championship

This is a list of albatrosses scored in the BMW PGA Championship.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
2 12 5 2
4 4 5 2 [17]
3 4 5 2 [18]
3 18 5 2 [19]

Women's major golf championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in women's major golf championships.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
London Hunt Club 1 4 5 2 [20]
4 7 5 2
4 2 5 2
2 17 5 2 [21]

Sandra Post scored an albatross in the 1978 du Maurier Classic, the year before it became a major. Sophie Gustafson scored an albatross in the 1999 Women's British Open, two years before it became a major.

Par-4 hole-in-one

This is a list of those hitting a hole-in-one on a par-4 in professional tournament play.

Player Tournament Course Tour Date Round Hole Ref
Royal Norwich Golf Club 2 12 [22]
Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course 2 1 [23] [24]
1 17 [25] [26] [27]
The Champions Club 1 9 [28]
The Hills 3 15 [29]
The Hills 4 15 [30] [31]
South Pointe Golf Club 4 15 [32] [33]
Heritage Golf Club 2 9 [34]
Ocean Club 3 8 [35]
Aviara Golf Club 3 16 [36]
Karen Country Club 2 7 [37]
Golfclub München Eichenried 3 16 [38]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Double eagles in major championship history . golf.com . Kevin . Cunningham . April 12, 2012 . 2012-06-15.
  2. 2006 Masters: The Rarest Bird . April 2, 2004 . Fields, Bill . Golf World . 2011-05-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070305063301/http://www.golfdigest.com/majors/masters/index.ssf?%2Fmajors%2Fmasters%2Fgw20040402albatross.html . 2007-03-05 .
  3. Web site: Masters 2012: Louis Oosthuizen's albatross at par-five 2nd . BBC Sport . April 8, 2012 . 2012-06-15.
  4. T. C. Chen's Double Trouble . Lee . David . March 21, 2008 . Golf Digest . https://web.archive.org/web/20100328092828/http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2008-03/gw20080321lee . 2010-03-28 . dead .
  5. Web site: Golf-Micheel records second ever U.S. Open albatross . June 20, 2012 . 2012-06-15.
  6. News: USA Today . Watney lands rare double eagle at U.S. Open . June 14, 2012 . 2012-06-15.
  7. Web site: Paul Lawrie sinks Turnberry albatross to join select Open club . July 19, 2009 . The Guardian . 2012-06-15.
  8. News: Lawrie enjoys albatross at Open . BBC News . July 19, 2009 . 2012-06-15.
  9. News: Medinah gossip . Iain . Carter . BBC Sport . August 19, 2006 . 2012-06-15.
  10. Web site: Fact and Figures – WGC-Bridgestone Invitational . PGA European Tour . 2013-02-14.
  11. Web site: Albatross not enough for Harrington . Brian . Keogh . November 6, 2010 . 2013-02-14.
  12. Web site: What's the most albatrosses made in a PGA Tour event? . March 22, 2015 . 2015-05-24.
  13. Rafa Cabrera-Bello makes 1st albatross at No. 16 at the Players Championship . Golfweek . May 14, 2017 . Geoff . Shackelford . Kevin . Casey.
  14. News: Brooks Koepka makes albatross, ties TPC record with 9-under 63 . ESPN . May 13, 2018 . 2018-05-13.
  15. Players Championship 2019: Harris English keeps crazy albatross streak going at TPC Sawgrass . Golf Digest . March 14, 2019 . Alex . Myers . 2019-03-14.
  16. 2022-03-14 . Russell Henley makes sixth albatross in Players Championship history . 2022-03-14 . Golfweek.
  17. News: Casey holds on for Wentworth win . BBC Sport . May 24, 2009.
  18. Web site: Gorgeous albatross by England's Fleetwood . PGA of America . T.J. . Auclair . May 23, 2015.
  19. News: Fisher (66) wins car worth $165K with albatross on Moving Day at BMW PGA . Golf Channel . Rex . Hoggard . September 21, 2019.
  20. Web site: Stats and Stuff - Yun's double eagle . LPGA . March 21, 2012 . Ward . Clayton . 2013-02-14.
  21. News: Albatross puts Musselburgh's Vikki Laing in with a shout . Edinburgh News . July 11, 2014 . Elspeth . Burnside.
  22. News: Two ones in succession . The Glasgow Herald . June 12, 1971 . 4.
  23. News: Davis Love Leads Japan Golf Tourney . Associated Press . May 1, 1998 . 2013-02-14.
  24. Web site: Scorecard – Tommy Nakajima – The Crowns 1998 . Japan Golf Tour . 2013-02-14 .
  25. News: Magee's Double Eagle Lifts Phoenix . . . C3 . January 26, 2001 . 2013-02-14.
  26. Web site: The Only Par-4 Hole-in-One on the PGA Tour . Brent . Kelley . About.com . February 4, 2001 . 2013-02-14.
  27. Web site: An Ace Like No Other . CBS News . January 26, 2001 . 2013-02-14.
  28. News: Chip Beck cards hole-in-one on par-4 at Omaha Classic . . . Associated Press . 5C . August 8, 2003 . 2013-02-14.
  29. News: Aussie golfer hits miracle ball at NZ Open . The Sydney Morning Herald . December 1, 2007.
  30. Web site: Nationwide: Prugh blows away field with final-round 64 . PGA Tour . Joe . Chemycz . March 15, 2009 . 2013-02-14.
  31. Web site: Media Guide – Richard Johnson . PGA Tour . 2013-02-14.
  32. Web site: Gangjee third in Nationwide Tour history to ace par-4 . PGA Tour . Joe . Chemycz . September 4, 2011 . 2013-02-14.
  33. News: Rahil Gangjee of India Makes Par-4 Hole-in-One on Nationwide Golf Tour . Erik . Matuszewski . Bloomberg . September 4, 2011 . 2013-02-14.
  34. Web site: Historic Colomo delighted with perfect finish . European Tour . May 8, 2015.
  35. News: Ha Na Jang buries ace on par-4 hole . ESPN . Kevin . Maguire . January 30, 2016.
  36. News: Minjee Lee aces par-4; second in LPGA history . . Tod . Leonard . March 26, 2016.
  37. Web site: Kenya Savannah Classic: Daniel van Tonder moves one ahead of David Drysdale and Justin Harding . SkySports . March 24, 2021.
  38. Web site: Vincent Norrman celebrates first event as a professional with hole-in-one albatross at BMW International Open . SkySports . Keith . Jackson . June 26, 2021.

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