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.[1]
World Golf Championships
This is a list of albatrosses scored in World Golf Championships events.
Player | Tournament | Course | Date | Round | Hole | Par | Score | Ref |
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Ernie Els | WGC-NEC Invitational | Firestone Country Club | Aug 27, 2000 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | [10] |
Pádraig Harrington | WGC-HSBC Champions | Sheshan Golf Club | Nov 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 |
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Hunter Mahan | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | Apr 11, 2007 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | [12] |
Peter Lonard | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | Apr 12, 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | [12] |
Rafa Cabrera-Bello | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | May 14, 2017 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | [13] |
Brooks Koepka | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | May 13, 2018 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | [14] |
Harris English | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | Mar 14, 2019 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | [15] |
Russell Henley | The Players Championship | TPC Sawgrass | Mar 14, 2022 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | [16] |
BMW PGA Championship
This is a list of albatrosses scored in the BMW PGA Championship.
Player | Tournament | Course | Date | Round | Hole | Par | Score | Ref |
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Pierre Fulke | Volvo PGA Championship | Wentworth Club | May 28, 1994 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | BMW PGA Championship | Wentworth Club | May 24, 2009 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | [17] |
Tommy Fleetwood | BMW PGA Championship | Wentworth Club | May 23, 2015 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | [18] |
Ross Fisher | BMW PGA Championship | Wentworth Club | Sep 21, 2019 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 2 | [19] |
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 |
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Dawn Coe-Jones | du Maurier Classic | London Hunt Club | Aug 26, 1993 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | [20] |
Åsa Gottmo | Women's British Open | Turnberry | Aug 11, 2002 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | [20] |
Karen Stupples | Women's British Open | Sunningdale Golf Club | Aug 1, 2004 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | [20] |
Vikki Laing | Women's British Open | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Jul 11, 2014 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | [21] |
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.