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A hole score of one stroke fewer than par (one under par, −1) is known as a birdie, e.g. 2 strokes to complete a par 3 hole or 4 strokes on a par 5 hole. [2] This expression was coined in 1899, at the Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, New Jersey.
As of January 2021, a condor (four under par) hole-in-one on a par 5 hole had been recorded on five occasions, aided by thin air at high altitude, or by cutting the corner on a doglegged or horseshoe-shaped hole. [6] [7] [8] Holes-in-one most commonly occur on par 3 holes, the shortest distance holes on a standard size golf course. Longer ...
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
He rallied with four birdies over the final five holes to salvage a 2-under 70 and a one-shot lead over McIlroy and Shane Lowry. ... He didn't birdie a par 5 until the last hole — two par 5s on ...
The Masters’ annual Par 3 contest typically brings its own share of magical moments. That was certainly the case Wednesday at Augusta National Golf Club, with five holes in one tallied by the ...
Evan Koehn, a 13-year-old from Hesston, had the experience of a lifetime on Monday when he made two holes-in-one in the same round during a Kansas Junior Golf Tour event at Terradyne Country Club ...
The course was regularly par 72 at 7,048 yards (6,445 m); all four par-5 holes were shortened slightly and made into par-4 holes. [ 1 ] The total prize money was £1000, with a winner's share of £150, £100 for second, £75 for third, £50 for fourth, £25 for fifth, and £15 for each of the next 35 players.
It sets up a final round in which six players are separated by two shots and Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player, hanging around on the edge of contention. He didn't birdie a par 5 until the last hole — two par 5s on the front were in benign conditions — but made a pair of birdies late.