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| Alvaro Quiros Scores Albatross |
Quiros had the rare hole-in-one at a par-4 at the 288-yard seventh hole, a short par-four that tempts players to reach it off the tee following the tough opening six holes at The Olympic Club course.
"You need to have luck to play good golf, I think. Unfortunately, it was in a practice round. But it is a good sign, isn't it?" 29-year-old Quiros told the AFP. "Obviously I finished the pratice round with a good feeling, and hopefully I can keep doing these things properly for the rest."
Also called a "double eagle" in the US, "albatross" is a golf term for scoring three under par (−3). This is an extremely rare score and there have been only 84 such shots recorded in the PGA Tour from 1970-2003. Holes in one on par-four holes (generally short ones) are also albatrosses.
American Gene Sarazen said to have achieved the world's first famous albatross in 1935 on the 15th hole at Augusta National Golf Club during the final round of the Masters Tournament. It vaulted him into a tie for first place and forced a playoff, which he won the next day. Sportswriters dubbed it as "the shot heard round the world."
Albatrosses are much rarer than holes in one; the odds are estimated at one in 1,000,000 while the odds of a hole-in-one are around one in 3,700 to one in 12,500, depending on the hole and on skill.
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