So you’ve heard of birdies, and bogeys, and eagles. And holes-in-one. But I learned a new one today. The BMW Open was played this weekend in Munich. The 18th hole was a par 5. An Argentine name Rafa Echenique did something that is very rare. He scored a 2. He hit his drive. Then holed out his second shot from 243 yards out. And it turns out there is a name for getting a 2 on a par 5. It’s called an Albatross.
It’s good to get a birdie. It’s even better to get an eagle. But how seriously cool is it to get an Albatross?
Person sitting next to you at the 19th hole: You ever get a hole-in one?
You: No. But I’ve had an Albatross.
Person sitting next to you at the 19th hole( thinking the next line will be a punch line ): A what?
You ( completely serious ): An Albatross.
Person sitting next to you at the 19th hole ( still suspecting there is a joke involved somewhere ): How do you get one of those?
You: You cut the dog leg on number 15 and land just past the second fairway bunker, then hole out your second shot.
Person sitting next to you at the 19th hole: Wow. That’s seriously cool.
You: Yeah
So there you go. It is possible to get an Albatross. Well. It is perhaps possible for YOU to get an Albatross. I have a better chance of lucking into a hole-in-one then I do of getting an Albatross. But a person can dream.
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