Patrick Reed scored an albatross on the 621-yard fourth hole at the US Open 🤯

Not The Bee ^ | June 13, 2025 | Staff

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Meh! I’d be a lot more impressed with an Albatross on a Par 3 hole.

[texas booster]

Even more rare than a hole-in-one, in a US Open?

A hole-in-one is usually on a short hole.

[Red Badger]

Well, Randy Johnson scored a Dove at Home Plate once............

[BipolarBob]

I saw that video.

[suasponte137]

LOL!

“Golf”

[Bobbyvotes]

Hole in one is 1000 times more common than double eagle or albatross.

The first one in Master’s was made by Gene Sarazen in 1935. His shot on the par-5 15th hole is known as the “shot heard ’round the world.” Sarazen’s albatross helped him win the tournament, and it is still remembered as one of the greatest shots in Masters history.

[Whatever Works]

Wow!

[chajin]

Why it is called albatross

FYI a four-under is called a Condor

[dagunk]

Well, Randy Johnson scored a Dove at Home Plate once............

And here ya go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_ovjbwQGk

[Sirius Lee]

I once shot a Par 5 in under 8.

[Fledermaus]

That would be an eagle

[DarrellZero]

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

Well, actually ...

[Ge0ffrey]

Wow!

[Peter ODonnell]

I heard it was only the fourth recorded 2 on a par 5 at a U.S. Open since 1980, stats before that not so easily available. I recall Louis Oosthuizen scoring a 2 on the par five second hole at the Masters about a decade ago. There was one at the Canadian Open last week also. They probably happen once or twice a year on the PGA tour and DP world tour, so having two in two weeks is a bit rare.

Another way to make an albatross is to achieve a hole in one a short par four, I believe this has only happened once in PGA tour history but I’ve seen any number of close calls, a short par four for top pros is 320 to 350 yards, for average players that would still require an approach shot but the top players can nowadays reach greens at that distance.

There’s one such hole at the Oakmont site of the U.S. Open (the 17th) and so it could yield a hole in one, so far about 5% of the tee shots at this hole have reached and stayed on the green. A lot are going off into rough and surrounding bunkers.

[Bobbyvotes]

Best I could do was one Hole-in-1 and a couple of Eagles.

[Peter ODonnell]

That albatross still left Reed at +7 after two rounds, on the cut line for the weekend at this point and in danger of missing it, if the cut moves to +6.

[Does so]

“Golfing Grandmother of six shoots hole in one”...
:)

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Sure, a hole in one is an eagle on a par 3. But I still want to see an Albatross on a par 3. (it’s a joke, son)

[DoodleBob]