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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.
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
Golfers play as normal, counting the strokes taken on a given hole. The golfer with the lowest score on a given hole receives one point. If the golfers tie, then the hole is tied (or halved). For example, in an 18-hole match, the first hole is a par-4 and Player A scores a 3 (birdie) and Player B scores a 4 (par); Player A is now 1-up with 17 ...
The birdie carried him to a 65 and a one-shot victory, assuring his return next month. ... He hit 7-iron just over the bunker and into the cup for a hole-in-one to make the cut on the number.
He hit five birdies Sunday prior to the hole-in-one and then sunk another birdie on the 17th hole. Despite his solid play, Homa still sat seven strokes back of the leader, Rickie Fowler.
According to the National Hole-in-One Registry — a valued institution on par (golf term) with the National Archives — the odds of making a hole-in-one are one in 12,500.
In golf, a hole in one or hole-in-one occurs when a ball hit from a tee to start a hole finishes in the cup. The feat is also known as an ace, mostly in American English.As the feat needs to occur on the stroke that starts a hole, a ball hit from a tee following a lost ball, out-of-bounds, or water hazard is not a hole-in-one, due to the application of a stroke penalty.
Palmer took double bogey on the 12th hole, where Snead made birdie. ... Mickelson when Lefty holed an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 3-under 69 and a one-shot victory over Els, who ...