List of professional golfers who have hit an albatross
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This article lists professional golfers who have hit an albatross (also called a double eagle), a score three-under-par on a single hole, in professional play. This can be done with a hole-in-one on a par-4, two shots on a par-5 (most common), or three shots on a par-6.
Major championships
All those listed below occurred during men's major championships.[1]
World Golf Championships
This is a list of albatrosses scored in World Golf Championships events.
| Player | Tournament | Course | Date | Round | Hole | Par | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Els, ErnieErnie Els | WGC-NEC Invitational | Firestone Country Club | August 27, 2000 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | [10] |
| Harrington, PádraigPádraig Harrington | WGC-HSBC Champions | Sheshan Golf Club | November 6, 2010 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahan, HunterHunter Mahan | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | April 11, 2007 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | [12] |
| Lonard, PeterPeter Lonard | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | April 12, 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | [12] |
BMW PGA Championship
This is a list of albatrosses scored in the BMW PGA Championship.
| Player | Tournament | Course | Date | Round | Hole | Par | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulke, PierrePierre Fulke | Volvo PGA Championship | Wentworth Club | May 28, 1994 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |
| Jiménez, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel Jiménez | BMW PGA Championship | Wentworth Club | May 24, 2009 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | [13] |
| Fleetwood, TommyTommy Fleetwood | BMW PGA Championship | Wentworth Club | May 22, 2015 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe-Jones, DawnDawn Coe-Jones | du Maurier Classic | London Hunt Club | August 26, 1993 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | [14] |
| Gottmo, ÅsaÅsa Gottmo | Women's British Open | Turnberry | August 11, 2002 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | [14] |
| Stupples, KarenKaren Stupples | Women's British Open | Sunningdale Golf Club | August 1, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | [14] |
| Laing, VikkiVikki Laing | Women's British Open | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | July 11, 2014 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | [15] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson, JohnJohn Hudson | Martini International | Royal Norwich Golf Club | June 11, 1971 | 2 | 12 | [16] | |
| Nakajima, TsuneyukiTsuneyuki Nakajima | The Crowns | Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course | Japan Golf Tour | May 1, 1998 | 2 | 1 | [17][18] |
| Magee, AndrewAndrew Magee | Phoenix Open | TPC of Scottsdale | PGA Tour | January 25, 2001 | 1 | 17 | [2][19][20][21] |
| Beck, ChipChip Beck | Omaha Classic | The Champions Club | Nationwide Tour | August 7, 2003 | 1 | 9 | [2][22] |
| Johnson, RichardRichard Johnson | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | The Hills | Nationwide Tour | March 15, 2009 | 4 | 15 | [23][24] |
| Gangjee, RahilRahil Gangjee | Mylan Classic | South Pointe Golf Club | Nationwide Tour | September 4, 2011 | 4 | 15 | [25][26] |
| Colomo, JavierJavier Colomo | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | Heritage Golf Club | European Tour Sunshine Tour Asian Tour | May 8, 2015 | 2 | 9 | [27] |
| Jang, Ha NaHa Na Jang | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Ocean Club | LPGA Tour | January 30, 2016 | 3 | 8 | [28] |
| Lee, MinjeeMinjee Lee | Kia Classic | Aviara Golf Club | LPGA Tour | March 26, 2016 | 3 | 16 | [29] |
Others
- Daniel Berger in the third round of the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational, hole 6 (first time in tournament history)
- Bart Bryant in the second round of the 2015 Allianz Championship, hole 18.
- Lynn Adams at the 1991 LPGA Corning Classic[30]
- Jody Anschutz at the 1993 LPGA Corning Classic[30]
- Joakim Bäckström in the 2005 Linde German Masters and the 2008 Russian Open[31]
- Gary Boyd 4th round, at the Italian Open 2012, Royal Park I Roveri, Turin
- Josh Bramlett in the third round of 2012 Pebble Beach Pro-Am
- Billy Casper at the Swiss Open in 1971, hole 14
- Alex Cejka at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in 2011, 1st round, hole 1
- Dawn Coe-Jones[2]
- Rod Curl[2]
- John Daly[2]
- Clemens Dvorak in the first round of the 2015 ACP Masters.[32]
- Rafael Echenique[2]
- Jim Gallagher, Jr.[2]
- Rhein Gibson in the fourth round of the 2016 Barracuda Championship, hole 18 (his final hole of the tournament)
- Bob Gilder[2]
- Fabián Gómez[33]
- Jason Gore in the third round of the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open, hole 18 (his ninth hole of the day)
- Morgan Hoffmann in the first round of the 2016 Safeway Open, hole 18 (his ninth hole of the day)
- Christa Johnson
- Zach Johnson in the fourth round of the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational, hole 16 (second one in same tournament)
- Bobby Jones
- Betsy King
- Nancy Lopez at the 1996 LPGA Corning Classic[30]
- Steve Lowery[34]
- Joost Luiten at the 2014 Volvo Golf Champions (round 2, hole 10, par 5)[35]
- Graeme McDowell
- Bob Murphy[2]
- Jack Nicklaus[2]
- Lorena Ochoa[2]
- Jeff Overton
- Steve Pate
- Sandra Post
- Dana Quigley[2]
- Lloyd Saltman at the 2012 Nordea Masters
- Adam Scott at the 2011 Australian Open[36]
- Patty Sheehan
- Marilynn Smith[2]
- Craig Stadler
- Sherri Turner[2]
- Momoko Ueda at the 2007 Mizuno Classic[37]
- Donna White
- Mickey Wright
- Camilo Villegas at the 2009 Chevron World Challenge[38]
References
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- ↑ "Masters 2012: Louis Oosthuizen's albatross at par-five 2nd". BBC Sport. 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ Lee, David (2008-03-21). "T. C. Chen's Double Trouble". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23.
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- ↑ "Watney lands rare double eagle at U.S. Open". USA Today. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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- ↑ Burnside, Elspeth (2014-07-11). "Albatross puts Musselburgh's Vikki Laing in with a shout". Edinburgh News.
- ↑ "Two ones in succession". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1971. p. 4.
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- ↑ "Chip Beck cards hole-in-one on par-4 at Omaha Classic". Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. 2003-08-08. p. 5C. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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- ↑ Chemycz, Joe (2011-09-04). "Gangjee third in Nationwide Tour history to ace par-4". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ↑ Matuszewski, Erik (2011-09-04). "Rahil Gangjee of India Makes Par-4 Hole-in-One on Nationwide Golf Tour". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ↑ "Historic Colomo delighted with perfect finish". European Tour. 2015-05-08.
- ↑ Maguire, Kevin (2016-01-30). "Ha Na Jang buries ace on par-4 hole". ESPN.
- ↑ Leonard, Tod (2016-03-26). "Minjee Lee aces par-4; second in LPGA history". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- 1 2 3 "Lopez Cards Double-eagle". The Albany Herald. 25 May 1996. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ Backstrom fires albatross to take early lead in Moscow
- ↑ http://www.apga.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ergebnisse-Tag1.pdf
- ↑ 2011 Kodak Challenge
- ↑ "Lowery's Eagle, Double Eagle not Enough". The Albany Herald. 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ "Joost Luiten hits albatross to lead Volvo Golf Champions in Durban". BBC News. 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "Presidents Cup watch". Sky Sports. 2011-11-14. Archived from the original on 2011-12-08.
- ↑ Golf: Albatross helps Ueda win Mizuno Classic+
- ↑ Camilo Villegas makes a rare albatross (double eagle) at 2009 Chevron World Challenge
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