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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.
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.
He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory, inventing the idea of practicing golf [2] and his ball-striking ability. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Hogan's nine career professional major championships tie him with Gary Player for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (15) and Walter Hagen (11).
A golfer is a person who plays golf. Below is a list of male golfers, professional and amateurs, sorted alphabetically. Category:Lists of golfers contains lists of golfers sorted in several other ways: by nationality, by tour and by type of major championship won (men's, women's or senior).
In 2001, he wrote a best-selling golf instruction book, How I Play Golf, which had the largest print run of any golf book for its first edition, 1.5 million copies. [216] In March 2017, he published a memoir, The 1997 Masters: My Story , co-authored by Lorne Rubenstein , which focuses on his first Masters win. [ 217 ]
McIlroy joined Holywood Golf Club and became the youngest member at the club at age seven. A video on golf technique produced by champion Nick Faldo was his early favourite. [10] McIlroy's father held down several jobs to earn additional income for his son's golf development. His mother worked extra shifts at the local 3M plant. [11]
Full name: Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr. Born November 25, 1923 Honesdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died: ... 1980 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tommy Bolt)
Most consecutive seasons leading money list; 7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018. Most years in top 10 on money list; 12 – Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer. Most consecutive years in top 10 on money list; 11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005. Most consecutive $1-million seasons; 11 – Gil Morgan, 1997–2007. Most consecutive $2-million seasons