List of albatrosses in notable tournaments

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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.

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Major championships

This is a list of albatrosses scored in men's major championships. [1]

PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
Gene Sarazen Masters Tournament Augusta National Apr 18, 193541552 [2]
Bruce Devlin Masters Tournament Augusta National Apr 6, 19671852 [2]
Jeff Maggert Masters Tournament Augusta National Apr 10, 199441352 [2]
Louis Oosthuizen Masters Tournament Augusta National Apr 8, 20124252 [3]
Chen Tze-chung U.S. Open Oakland Hills Jun 13, 19851252 [2] [4]
Shaun Micheel U.S. Open Pebble Beach Jun 20, 20104652 [5]
Nick Watney U.S. Open Olympic Club Jun 14, 201211752 [6]
Young Tom Morris The Open Championship Prestwick Sep 15, 18701163 [7]
Johnny Miller The Open Championship Muirfield Jul 9, 19722552 [2] [7]
Bill Rogers The Open Championship Royal Birkdale Jul 14, 198311752 [2] [7]
Manny Zerman The Open Championship St Andrews Jul 21, 20002552 [7]
Jeff Maggert The Open Championship Royal Lytham Jul 19, 20011652 [2] [7]
Greg Owen The Open Championship Royal Lytham Jul 21, 200131152 [2] [7]
Gary Evans The Open Championship Royal Troon Jul 15, 20041452 [7]
Paul Lawrie The Open Championship Turnberry, AilsaJul 19, 20094752 [7] [8]
Darrell Kestner PGA Championship Inverness Club Aug 12, 199311352 [2] [9]
Per-Ulrik Johansson PGA Championship Riviera CC Aug 11, 199521152 [9]
Joey Sindelar PGA Championship Medinah CC Aug 19, 20063552 [9]

World Golf Championships

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

PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
Ernie Els WGC-NEC Invitational Firestone Country Club Aug 27, 20004252 [10]
Pádraig Harrington WGC-HSBC Champions Sheshan Golf Club Nov 6, 201031452 [11]

The Players Championship

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

PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
Hunter Mahan The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass Apr 11, 200721152 [12]
Peter Lonard The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass Apr 12, 20073252 [12]
Rafa Cabrera-Bello The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass May 14, 201741652 [13]
Brooks Koepka The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass May 13, 201841652 [14]
Harris English The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass Mar 14, 201911152 [15]
Russell Henley The Players Championship TPC Sawgrass Mar 14, 202241152 [16]

BMW PGA Championship

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

PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
Pierre Fulke Volvo PGA Championship Wentworth Club May 28, 199421252
Miguel Ángel Jiménez BMW PGA Championship Wentworth Club May 24, 20094452 [17]
Tommy Fleetwood BMW PGA Championship Wentworth Club May 23, 20153452 [18]
Ross Fisher BMW PGA Championship Wentworth Club Sep 21, 201931852 [19]

Women's major golf championships

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

PlayerTournamentCourseDateRoundHoleParScoreRef
Dawn Coe-Jones du Maurier Classic London Hunt ClubAug 26, 19931452 [20]
Åsa Gottmo Women's British Open Turnberry Aug 11, 20024752 [20]
Karen Stupples Women's British Open Sunningdale Golf Club Aug 1, 20044252 [20]
Vikki Laing Women's British Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club Jul 11, 201421752 [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.

PlayerTournamentCourseTourDateRoundHoleRef
John Hudson Martini International Royal Norwich Golf ClubJun 11, 1971212 [22]
Tsuneyuki Nakajima The Crowns Nagoya Golf Club, Wago Course Japan Golf Tour May 1, 199821 [23] [24]
Andrew Magee Phoenix Open TPC of Scottsdale PGA Tour Jan 25, 2001117 [2] [25] [26] [27]
Chip Beck Omaha Classic The Champions Club Nationwide Tour Aug 7, 200319 [2] [28]
Steven Jeffress Michael Hill New Zealand Open The Hills European Tour Dec 1, 2007315 [29]
Richard Johnson Michael Hill New Zealand Open The Hills PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour 		Mar 15, 2009415 [30] [31]
Rahil Gangjee Mylan Classic South Pointe Golf Club Nationwide Tour Sep 4, 2011415 [32] [33]
Javier Colomo AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Heritage Golf Club European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Asian Tour 		May 8, 201529 [34]
Jang Ha-na Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic Ocean Club LPGA Tour Jan 30, 201638 [35]
Minjee Lee Kia Classic Aviara Golf Club LPGA Tour Mar 26, 2016316 [36]
Moon Kyong-jun Kenya Savannah Classic Karen Country Club European Tour Mar 24, 202127 [37]
Vincent Norrman BMW International Open Golfclub München Eichenried European Tour Jun 26, 2021316 [38]

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