List of professional golfers who have hit an albatross

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This article lists professional golfers who have hit an albatross (also called a double eagle),a score three-under-par on a single hole, in professional play. This can be done with a hole-in-one on a par-4, two shots on a par-5 (most common), or three shots on a par-6.

Major championships

All those listed below occurred during a men's major championships.[1]

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
Sarazen, GeneGene Sarazen Masters Tournament Augusta National April 18, 1935 4 15 5 2 [2]
Devlin, BruceBruce Devlin Masters Tournament Augusta National April 6, 1967 1 8 5 2 [2]
Maggert, JeffJeff Maggert Masters Tournament Augusta National April 10, 1994 4 13 5 2 [2]
Oosthuizen, LouisLouis Oosthuizen Masters Tournament Augusta National April 8, 2012 4 2 5 2 [3]
Chen Tze-chungChen Tze-chung U.S. Open Oakland Hills June 13, 1985 1 2 5 2 [2][4]
Micheel, ShaunShaun Micheel U.S. Open Pebble Beach June 20, 2010 4 6 5 2 [5]
Watney, NickNick Watney U.S. Open Olympic Club June 14, 2012 1 17 5 2 [6]
Morris, Young TomYoung Tom Morris The Open Championship Prestwick September 15, 1870 1 1 6 3 [7]
Miller, JohnnyJohnny Miller The Open Championship Muirfield July 9, 1972 2 5 5 2 [2][7]
Rogers, BillBill Rogers The Open Championship Royal Birkdale July 14, 1983 1 17 5 2 [2][7]
Zerman, MannyManny Zerman The Open Championship St Andrews July 21, 2000 2 5 5 2 [7]
Maggert, JeffJeff Maggert The Open Championship Royal Lytham July 19, 2001 1 6 5 2 [2][7]
Owen, GregGreg Owen The Open Championship Royal Lytham July 21, 2001 3 11 5 2 [2][7]
Evans, GaryGary Evans The Open Championship Royal Troon July 15, 2004 1 4 5 2 [7]
Lawrie, PaulPaul Lawrie The Open Championship Turnberry, Ailsa July 19, 2009 4 7 5 2 [8][7]
Kestner, DarrellDarrell Kestner PGA Championship Inverness Club August 12, 1993 1 13 5 2 [2][9]
Johansson, Per-UlrikPer-Ulrik Johansson PGA Championship Riviera CC August 11, 1995 2 11 5 2 [9]
Sindelar, JoeyJoey Sindelar PGA Championship Medinah CC August 19, 2006 3 5 5 2 [9]

World Golf Championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in World Golf Championships events.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
Els, ErnieErnie Els WGC-NEC Invitational Firestone Country Club August 27, 2000 4 2 5 2 [10]
Harrington, PádraigPádraig Harrington WGC-HSBC Champions Sheshan Golf Club November 6, 2010 3 14 5 2 [11]

The Players Championship

This is a list of albatrosses scored in The Players Championship.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
Mahan, HunterHunter Mahan The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass April 11, 2007 2 11 5 2 [12]
Lonard, PeterPeter Lonard The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass April 12, 2007 3 2 5 2 [12]

BMW PGA Championship

This is a list of albatrosses scored in the BMW PGA Championship.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
Fulke, PierrePierre Fulke Volvo PGA Championship Wentworth Club May 28, 1994 2 12 5 2
Jiménez, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel Jiménez BMW PGA Championship Wentworth Club May 24, 2009 4 4 5 2 [13]
Fleetwood, TommyTommy Fleetwood BMW PGA Championship Wentworth Club May 22, 2015 2 4 5 2

Women's major golf championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in women's major golf championships.

Player Tournament Course Date Round Hole Par Score Ref
Coe-Jones, DawnDawn Coe-Jones du Maurier Classic London Hunt Club August 26, 1993 1 4 5 2 [14]
Gottmo, ÅsaÅsa Gottmo Women's British Open Turnberry August 11, 2002 4 7 5 2 [14]
Stupples, KarenKaren Stupples Women's British Open Sunningdale Golf Club August 1, 2004 4 2 5 2 [14]
Laing, VikkiVikki Laing Women's British Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club July 11, 2014 2 17 5 2 [15]

Sandra Post scored an albatross in the 1978 du Maurier Classic, the year before it became a major. Sophie Gustafson scored an albatross in the 1999 Women’s British Open, two years before it became a major.

Par-4 hole-in-one

This is a list of those hitting a hole-in-one on a par-4 in professional tournament play.

Player Tournament Course Tour Date Round Hole Ref
Nakajima, TsuneyukiTsuneyuki Nakajima The Crowns Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course Japan Golf Tour May 1, 1998 2 1 [16][17]
Magee, AndrewAndrew Magee Phoenix Open TPC of Scottsdale PGA Tour January 25, 2001 1 17 [2][18][19][20]
Beck, ChipChip Beck Omaha Classic The Champions Club Nationwide Tour August 7, 2003 1 9 [2][21]
Johnson, RichardRichard Johnson Michael Hill New Zealand Open The Hills Nationwide Tour March 15, 2009 4 15 [22][23]
Gangjee, RahilRahil Gangjee Mylan Classic South Pointe Golf Club Nationwide Tour September 4, 2011 4 15 [24][25]
Colomo, JavierJavier Colomo AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Heritage Golf Club European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Asian Tour 		May 8, 2015 2 9 [26]
Jang, Ha NaHa Na Jang Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Ocean Club LPGA Tour January 30, 2016 3 8 [27]
Lee, MinjeeMinjee Lee Kia Classic Aviara Golf Club LPGA Tour March 26, 2016 3 16 [28]

Others

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Fields, Bill (2004-04-02). "2006 Masters: The Rarest Bird". Golf World. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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  4. ↑ Lee, David (2008-03-21). "T. C. Chen's Double Trouble". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23.
  5. ↑ "Golf-Micheel records second ever U.S. Open albatross". 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Watney lands rare double eagle at U.S. Open". USA Today. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Paul Lawrie sinks Turnberry albatross to join select Open club". The Guardian. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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  13. ↑ Casey holds on for Wentworth win
  14. 1 2 3 Clayton, Ward (2012-03-21). "Stats and Stuff - Yun's double eagle". LPGA. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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  27. ↑ Maguire, Kevin (2016-01-30). "Ha Na Jang buries ace on par-4 hole". ESPN.
  28. ↑ Leonard, Tod (2016-03-26). "Minjee Lee aces par-4; second in LPGA history". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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  31. ↑ Backstrom fires albatross to take early lead in Moscow
  32. ↑ 2011 Kodak Challenge
  33. ↑ "Lowery's Eagle, Double Eagle not Enough". The Albany Herald. 2002-08-06. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  34. ↑ "Joost Luiten hits albatross to lead Volvo Golf Champions in Durban". BBC News. 2014-01-10.
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  36. ↑ Golf: Albatross helps Ueda win Mizuno Classic+
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