Double albatross
In golf, a double albatross is a score of four strokes under par , which can only be achieved in the form of a hole-in-one on a par 5 hole or two strokes on a par 6 hole, but has never been a double Albatross played on a par 6. It is controversial whether this term (as well as the Triple Eagle or Condor, which is also occasionally used ) is actually in common use.
Such seemingly impossible shots are extremely rare, with certain course conditions such as strong doglegs , sloping fairways and tail winds being necessary.
Examples
- The first blow of this type became known in 1962. An amateur named Larry Bruce made it with his driver on a 432m right par 5 dogleg at Hope Country Club in Arkansas.
- In 1995 the Pro Shaun Lynch succeeded in the Teign Valley Club in Christow, England with a 3 iron. On hole 17, a 430 m par 5 with a strong dogleg and a slope to the green, he hit over 20 m high trees and hedges, reached the slope and the ball rolled towards the green and into the hole.
- In 2002, golfer Mike Crean also played the double albatross on the 466-meter, par-5 hole at the Green Valley Ranch Club in Denver. On this dead straight track he managed an unusually long drive, he reached the green and the ball fell into the hole.
- On September 3, 2007, the only 16-year-old Jack Bartlett managed to play a Condor on the 17th hole, a 467-meter par-5 hole, at the Royal Wentworth Falls Country Club in Australia.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Golf Today's Golf AZ ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ golf.about.com
