Ace - A hole in one.
[A] Ace When a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the hole with one stroke. Also called a hole in one.
Single Stroke on a Par 3
This is most commonly referred to as a “Hole in One” but is also technically an Eagle at the same time. The odds of an average player making a Hole in One are 12,000 to 1, while the odds of an average player making an Eagle are roughly 1,000 to 1.
We've all heard of bogeys, eagles and albatrosses but, in golf, there's a not-so-little birdie that's even rarer than that. A condor is, quite simply, holing out in four shots under par. Of the six on record, five of them are a hole-in-one on a par-5.
But, technically speaking, a hole-in-one on a par-5 is a score of 4-under par, so it could, in theory, be called a "double albatross" or a "triple eagle." Those just sound goofy, though. So, sticking with the avian theme of golf's scoring terms (birdie, eagle, albatross), a par-5 ace is called a condor.
The longest hole in the world is the third hole of the Jeongeup Course at Gunsan Country Club. It is a par 7 and not surprisingly it has a stroke index of 1.
Woods has hit a hole-in-one 20 times in the course of his lifetime, his first at the age of six. Three have come in PGA Tour competitions - at the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, 1997 Phoenix Open, and 1998 Sprint International. Woods is the only professional golfer to win four majors in a row.
A condor is also known as a double albatross, or a triple eagle. This is the lowest individual hole score ever made, relative to par. A condor would be a hole-in-one on a par-five (typically by cutting over a dogleg corner), a two on a par-six, or a three on a par-seven (which is not known to have been achieved).
No, an albatross and a hole-in-one are both fantastic accomplishments on the golf course. But they are not equal in terms of scoring. An albatross is three under par, while a hole-in-one can vary depending on the hole's par.
Supposedly, this is the name assigned to completing a hole having struck the ball five fewer times than par. In other words, this is what happens when you hole-out a Par 7 with two strokes or shoot a Hole-In-One on a Par Six.
What is an ostrich in golf? An ostrich is, according to golf lore, the score assigned to scoring five below par on a hole. On most traditional golf courses, this is not possible, as the lowest score possible on a par five is four under the assigned par.
A golf course is nothing but a collection of holes. To be precise, a golf course consists of 18 holes. Sometimes, such a golf course is also referred to as a 'full-sized' golf course. The size of a golf course is determined by the amount of distance you cover as you play all 18 holes.
So the scoring term that applies to playing a hole in four strokes is dependent on the hole's par. And this is how it breaks down: On a par-3 hole, a score of 4 is called a bogey (1-over par). On a par-4 hole, a score of 4 is called a par (even par). On a par-5 hole, a score of 4 is called a birdie (1-under par).
Albatross. For hole completions three strokes under par is recognized in golf as Albatross.
Birdie is the term for playing a hole in one stroke less than that hole's par, which is why scoring 2 on a par-3 is called a birdie. An eagle means playing a hole in two strokes less than par; double eagle and albatross, three strokes less than par; condor, four strokes less than par.
Double eagle: On a par-5, means you finished the hole in 2 strokes. Eagle: You finished the hole in 3 strokes. Birdie: You finished the hole in 4 strokes. Par: You finished the hole in 5 strokes. Bogey: You finished the hole in 6 strokes.
First of all, have you even heard of a condor? We're not talking about the bird (a vulture), but the absolute rarest shot in golf. It's a "1" on a par 5, which believe it or not, has actually happened a handful of times. As of late, there have been 5 recorded condors in history.
The longest recorded straight drive hole-in-one is believed to be 517 yards or 473 metres, on the par-5 No. 9 hole at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver in 2002, aided by the thin air due to the high altitude.
Terms exist for even rarer events — "ostrich" for 5 under par (-5) and "phoenix" for 6 under par (-6) — but no one has ever made these shots. Some consider them impossible — they require a hole-in-one on a par-6 or par-7 hole — because these holes themselves are very rare.
I have removed the section describing an "Ostrich" (5 under par) and a "Phoenix" (6 under par).
Albatross/Double Eagle
: Three strokes under par on a hole, the second-best shot you can make.
An albatross, also known as a double eagle, is a term used when a score of three under par is recorded on a single golf hole. This means that a golfer has scored a two on a par five, or a hole-in-one on a par four. Achieving an albatross is rare but not impossible, and happens on the PGA Tour a few times a year.
Rory McIlroy is one of the most accomplished golfers of his time with 36 professional titles, which also includes four majors. However, in his career so far, he has made just one hole-in-one and that too came in the 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. He used 9-iron to ace the 177-yard 15th hole at Yas Links.
So Nicklaus did not win any of the tournaments in which he aced, and only one of his 21 career aces happened in a major — none in a "regular" (meaning not senior) major. But Nicklaus did score holes-in-ones twice during practice rounds prior to major championships.
Mancil Davis – 51
Known as the “King of Aces”, Davis holds the PGA world record for holes in one. His first ace came in 1967. His 51st was tallied in 2007 during a celebrity golf tournament.