Penrith Golf - Albatross Traditional Cache
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In golf scoring an Albatross means scoring three under par (−3) (the albatross being one of the largest birds); also called a double eagle in the U.S. This is an extremely rare score, and occurs most commonly on par-fives with a strong drive and a holed approach shot. Holes-in-one on par-four holes (generally short ones) are also albatrosses. The first famous albatross was made by Gene Sarazen in 1935 on the 15th hole at Augusta National Golf Club during the final round of the Masters Tournament. It vaulted him into a tie for first place and forced a playoff, which he won the next day. The sportswriters of the day termed it "the shot heard 'round the world." Albatrosses are much rarer than par-3 holes-in-one; the odds are estimated at one in 1,000,000: the odds of a hole-in-one is around one in 3,700 to one in 12,500, depending on the hole and on skill.
Between 1970 and 2003, 84 such shots (an average of fewer than three per year) were recorded on the PGA Tour.
Recent well-publicised albatrosses include those by Joey Sindelar at the 2006 PGA Championship – only the third in that competition's history, Miguel Ángel Jiménez while defending his BMW PGA Championship title in 2009, Paul Lawrie in the final round of the 2009 Open Championship, Shaun Micheel on the final day of the 2010 U.S. Open – only the second ever in that competition, Pádraig Harrington in the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions, and Louis Oosthuizen on the final day of the 2012 Masters Tournament – the fourth in that competition's history and the first to be televised, and the first on Augusta's par-five second hole.
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