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2 days ago
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Mao Saigo makes albatross, shoots 65 at ShopRite LPGA Classic
Having already won a major this year, one young star on the LPGA Tour has yet another highlight to add to her 2025 reel. Mao Saigo holed out from 214 yards with a 7-wood on Saturday to record the rarest score in golf, an albatross. She did it on the par-5 3rd hole at Seaview's Bay Course during the second round of ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer. That early big bird kickstarted her to a 6-under 65 to get within one shot of the leader, Ilhee Lee of South Korea, who shot 3-under 68 to enter the final round of the 54-hole event at 11 under. Mao Saigo of Japan hits her tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 7 in Galloway, New Jersey. Saigo has already become one of the biggest names in women's golf since joining the LPGA Tour in 2024. The 23-year-old prodigy from Japan came out on top of a 5-way playoff for the Chevron Championship back in April. Advertisement She has four top-10 finishes already in her short career and will be seeking her second professional win Sunday. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Mao Saigo makes albatross shoots 65 at ShopRite LPGA Classic
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2 days ago
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Angel Cabrera, in contention for a 4th PGA Tour Champions win this year, makes albatross
Aces are an anomaly, but most players know there's one result in golf that's even more rare than a hole-in-one: an albatross. It's highly unlikely (the odds are generally accepted as one-in-a-million), but it does happen from time to time when the best players in the world are in action. Advertisement Angel Cabrera was the latest to make a big bird, with a beautiful shot on the par-5 7th hole at TPC Wisconsin on Friday during the opening round American Family Insurance Open on the PGA Tour Champions. Cabrera won back-to-back majors in 2025 Cabrera, 55, is on an absolute tear in 2025, having amassed three PGA Tour Champions wins in the span of just six weeks earlier this year. He won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in April before taking first in back-to-back events in May at the Regions Tradition and the Senior PGA Championship, respectively. Cabrera could be in line for yet another victory as he and his team-event partner, Ricardo Gonzalez, are firmly in contention at the American Family Insurance Open. Advertisement The two-time major champion has had a long climb back to the spotlight in the golf world since being released from prison in Argentina in 2023. He spent two years behind bars after he was convicted in separate cases of domestic violence and threats against former partners. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour Champions: Angel Cabrera makes albatross
RNZ News
08-05-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Two albatrosses injured in Wellington storm euthanised
Terry the albatross was brought into Nikita's vet clinic by a member of the public. Photo: Supplied / Nikita Two albatrosses found seriously injured on a Wellington beach in stormy weather last week have had to be put down. The birds were among six taken to Wellington Zoo's animal care hospital, Te Kōhanga, The Nest, as the capital was battered by the worst wind seen in a decade . A Wellington Zoo spokesperson said they were treated by vets but two were too badly injured to be saved. "The main injuries we see are trauma to the joints and feet from crash landing, broken wings, and eye injuries from being batted around in the storm," the spokesperson said. "We also see lots of anaemia and decreased kidney function from starvation and dehydration, from being away from the ocean and food sources for too long." Kelly, the albatross. Photo: Facebook / Petone Beach Clean Up Crew The spokesperson said birds suffering untreatable fractures or dislocations, or other injuries that affected their ability to fly, were extremely unlikely to survive once they were released. Department of Conservation (DoC) biodiversity ranger David Moss said while the birds did not usually venture too close to the Wellington coastline, strong storms, such as the one last week, could blow them ashore and leave them exhausted or injured. "If you find sick or injured albatrosses, we ask people make sure they are not being harassed by people or dogs," Moss said. Pacific marine regional coordinator for Birdlife International, Dr Stephanie Borrelle, said that a bird with a broken wing or limb was unlikely to survive, but that albatrosses were used to rough conditions. "They're made for the open ocean and big swells," she said. "That's where they are their best." Kelly, the albatross, was found waddling down Petone Wharf. Photo: Supplied / Nikita Borelle said albatrosses could spend 10-12 years in the air above the Southern Ocean - "which is not a calm ocean" - and could often be spotted in the Cook Strait. Borelle said while it was not unheard of for seabirds to be grounded when a storm hit, the frequency and severity of storms could make it a more common occurrence. She said people should contact DoC if they discovered an albatross. "I wouldn't suggest that people should be rehabilitating birds themselves," she said. "Handling these birds when they're injured can lead to them being euthanised." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
