List of albatrosses in important tournaments


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.

Major championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in men's major championships.
PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
Masters TournamentAugusta National41552
Masters TournamentAugusta National1852
Masters TournamentAugusta National41352
Masters TournamentAugusta National4252
U.S. OpenOakland Hills1252
U.S. OpenPebble Beach4652
U.S. OpenOlympic Club11752
The Open ChampionshipPrestwick1163
The Open ChampionshipMuirfield2552
The Open ChampionshipRoyal Birkdale11752
The Open ChampionshipSt Andrews2552
The Open ChampionshipRoyal Lytham1652
The Open ChampionshipRoyal Lytham31152
The Open ChampionshipRoyal Troon1452
The Open ChampionshipTurnberry, Ailsa4752
PGA ChampionshipInverness Club11352
PGA ChampionshipRiviera CC21152
PGA ChampionshipMedinah CC3552

World Golf Championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in World Golf Championships events.
PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
WGC-NEC InvitationalFirestone Country Club4252
WGC-HSBC ChampionsSheshan Golf Club31452

The Players Championship

This is a list of albatrosses scored in The Players Championship.
PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
The Players ChampionshipTPC Sawgrass21152
The Players ChampionshipTPC Sawgrass3252
The Players ChampionshipTPC Sawgrass41652
The Players ChampionshipTPC Sawgrass41652
The Players ChampionshipTPC Sawgrass11152

BMW PGA Championship

This is a list of albatrosses scored in the BMW PGA Championship.
PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
Volvo PGA ChampionshipWentworth Club21252
BMW PGA ChampionshipWentworth Club4452
BMW PGA ChampionshipWentworth Club2452
BMW PGA ChampionshipWentworth Club31852

Women's major golf championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in women's major golf championships.
PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
du Maurier ClassicLondon Hunt Club1452
Women's British OpenTurnberry4752
Women's British OpenSunningdale Golf Club4252
Women's British OpenRoyal Birkdale Golf Club21752

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.
PlayerTournamentCourseTourDateRoundHoleRef
Martini InternationalRoyal Norwich Golf Club212
The CrownsNagoya Golf Club, Wago CourseJapan Golf Tour21
Phoenix OpenTPC of ScottsdalePGA Tour117
Omaha ClassicThe Champions ClubNationwide Tour19
Michael Hill New Zealand OpenThe HillsEuropean Tour315
Michael Hill New Zealand OpenThe HillsPGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour		415
Mylan ClassicSouth Pointe Golf ClubNationwide Tour415
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius OpenHeritage Golf ClubEuropean Tour
Sunshine Tour
Asian Tour		29
Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA ClassicOcean ClubLPGA Tour38
Kia ClassicAviara Golf ClubLPGA Tour316