Golf Terms

For you golfers and non-golfers alike: scoring one stroke under par on an individual hole is called a "birdie" and two strokes under par is called an "eagle" but when Gene Sarazen went three under par during the 1935 Masters Tournament it was then called a "double eagle" or the shot heard around the world. Slow forward eighty years and the Associated Press is using the alternate description as an
"albatross" as two seniors in Europe last week each scored a two on a par five hole. Staying in the winged department, a young amateur informed me that a "hole in one" on a par five hole is called a "condor" -assisted by a strong tail wind. Merriam Webster defines an "albatross"as something that greatly hinders accomplishment - but not on the golf course.
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