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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.
Constructed specifically to host The Players Championship, it employs a distinctive "stadium" concept: like in other sports, fans at the TPC sit in "stands" made of raised mounds of grass. It is known for its signature hole, the par-3, 137-yard (125 m) 17th, known as the "Island Green," one of golf's most recognizable and difficult holes. It ...
The 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass is one of the most famous holes of golf in the world. Tournament Players Club ( TPC ) is a chain of public and private golf courses operated by the PGA Tour . Most of the courses either are or have been hosts for PGA Tour events, with the remainder having frequently hosted events on the Korn Ferry Tour or PGA ...
In 1997 Tiger Woods hit the shot heard round TPC Scottsdale, a hole-in-one at the Phoenix Open's famous 16th hole that people still talk about today.
Hole 14 at Pine Lakes Country Club in Myrtle Beach, SC. Pine Lakes is the oldest golf course in the Myrtle Beach area. Sun News File photo from 7/9/2021.
9. Black Mountain Golf Course, North Carolina, USA, 17th hole, 747 yards. Once the world’s longest hole, the 747-yard 17th is part of Black Mountain Golf Course, which originally opened in 1929. 10.
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the major championships, [1] and often referred to simply as the majors, are the most prestigious tournaments in golf. Historically, the national open and amateur championships of Great Britain and the United States were regarded as the majors. With the rise of professional golf in the ...
Royal Troon is home to the shortest hole in Open Championship golf. Described by Golf Monthly as one of the most famous holes in the world, the par-3 8th hole ("Postage Stamp") measures a scant 123 yards (112 m), but its diminutive green measures a mere 2,635 square feet (293 sq yd; 245 m 2 ).