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Yahoo
19-07-2025
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Alex Nylander Scores Albatross, Shares Golf Photo With Maple Leafs' William Nylander
When hockey players aren't spending time on vacation or in the gym during the summer, they are almost certain to find themselves on the golf course. William Nylander and a pair of former Leafs recently hit the links, and it looks like William's brother Alex took to his Instagram account to celebrate draining an albatross. For those golf-illiterate, an albatross is when you score three shots under par on a single hole.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
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Watch: Patrick Reed holes out for albatross, only fourth in history of U.S. Open
Patrick Reed did something Thursday that only three others have ever done in the history of the U.S. Open. Playing his fourth hole during the opening round of the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, Reed hit a 3-wood from 286 yards on the par-5 second hole. His ball landed at the front of the green and took a couple of hops before releasing, and it never left the cup. The ball rolled into the hole, and voila, it was an albatross for Reed. The other three golfers to accomplish the feat are Nick Watney at Olympic Club in 2012, Shaun Micheel at Pebble Beach in 2010 and T.C. Chen at Oakland Hills in 1985. Advertisement The big bird moved Reed from 1 over to 2 under in the first round and to T-5 on the leaderboard. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Open 2025: Patrick Reed holes out for albatross from 286 yards
CNN
13-06-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Patrick Reed cards fourth albatross in recorded US Open history: ‘One hole doesn't mean jack'
On a day that didn't produce many smiles for the world's best, Patrick Reed certainly got the crowds at Oakmont Country Club going with a rare albatross on the par-5 fourth hole during the opening round of the US Open. After a 332-yard drive to the left of the fairway, he rocketed his 286-yard second shot with a 3-wood. The ball took a couple of bounces just over the front of the green before rolling towards the hole, around the edge of the cup and in. An albatross – also known as a double eagle – is the term used to denote a score on a single hole of three-under par. 'Un-believable!' NBC commentator Dan Hicks exclaimed. 'He doesn't even know that he dunked it.' The LIV Golf pro couldn't see the hole from where he took his shot, so was seen shrugging and gesturing to those around him asking if it went in and offering a look of utter disbelief. Even with the cheers of the crowd, Reed still didn't look sold on what they were telling him. The American walked up to the green amid applause for the rare feat the world had just witnessed, bending down to pick his ball up from the cup, and gave his caddy a fist bump with a smile splayed across his face. It was only the fourth albatross in recorded US Open history. The 2018 Masters champion joins the company of TC Chen (1985), Shaun Micheel (2010) and Nick Watney (2012). However, Reed cut a frustrated figure after the round when talking to the media. The albatross on the fourth seeming ages ago by that point. '71 other holes I have to play in the golf tournament. One hole doesn't mean jack, to be honest with you,' Reed said. 'Three-wood that I hit from 287 and (it) went in,' Reed put simply. He then asserted it wasn't even the best albatross he's shot in his life – he claimed two previous ones. When asked about the rest of his round, he once again cut straight to the chase saying it 'sucked.' The 34-year-old carded a three-over 73 to leave him tied for 49th after one round of play. He wasn't the only one frustrated by the long rough and fast greens at Oakmont. Just 10 players finished the day under par – with none of the world's top-three golfers of Scottie Scheffler (73), Rory McIlroy (74) or Xander Schauffele (72) among them. American JJ Spaun currently sits atop the leaderboard at 4-under after shooting 66 in a bogey-free round in only his second US Open.
CNN
13-06-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Patrick Reed cards fourth albatross in recorded US Open history: ‘One hole doesn't mean jack'
On a day that didn't produce many smiles for the world's best, Patrick Reed certainly got the crowds at Oakmont Country Club going with a rare albatross on the par-5 fourth hole during the opening round of the US Open. After a 332-yard drive to the left of the fairway, he rocketed his 286-yard second shot with a 3-wood. The ball took a couple of bounces just over the front of the green before rolling towards the hole, around the edge of the cup and in. An albatross – also known as a double eagle – is the term used to denote a score on a single hole of three-under par. 'Un-believable!' NBC commentator Dan Hicks exclaimed. 'He doesn't even know that he dunked it.' The LIV Golf pro couldn't see the hole from where he took his shot, so was seen shrugging and gesturing to those around him asking if it went in and offering a look of utter disbelief. Even with the cheers of the crowd, Reed still didn't look sold on what they were telling him. The American walked up to the green amid applause for the rare feat the world had just witnessed, bending down to pick his ball up from the cup, and gave his caddy a fist bump with a smile splayed across his face. It was only the fourth albatross in recorded US Open history. The 2018 Masters champion joins the company of TC Chen (1985), Shaun Micheel (2010) and Nick Watney (2012). However, Reed cut a frustrated figure after the round when talking to the media. The albatross on the fourth seeming ages ago by that point. '71 other holes I have to play in the golf tournament. One hole doesn't mean jack, to be honest with you,' Reed said. 'Three-wood that I hit from 287 and (it) went in,' Reed put simply. He then asserted it wasn't even the best albatross he's shot in his life – he claimed two previous ones. When asked about the rest of his round, he once again cut straight to the chase saying it 'sucked.' The 34-year-old carded a three-over 73 to leave him tied for 49th after one round of play. He wasn't the only one frustrated by the long rough and fast greens at Oakmont. Just 10 players finished the day under par – with none of the world's top-three golfers of Scottie Scheffler (73), Rory McIlroy (74) or Xander Schauffele (72) among them. American JJ Spaun currently sits atop the leaderboard at 4-under after shooting 66 in a bogey-free round in only his second US Open.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Reed makes only fourth albatross in US Open history
American Patrick Reed reacts after making an albatross on the fourth green at Oakmont during the first round of the 125th US Open (ROSS KINNAIRD) Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, made only the fourth albatross in US Open history in Thursday's first round at Oakmont, holing out from the fourth fairway from 286 yards. The 34-year-old American, who plays in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League, fired his tee shot at the par-five fourth hole some 332 yards to the left side of the fairway, avoiding the Church Pew bunkers just beyond. Advertisement Reed then blasted his second shot onto the green and into the hole for the first albatross in a major since Nick Watney made one in the first round of the 2012 US Open on the 17th hole at Olympic Club. The fantastic shot took Reed from one-over par to two-under par and a share of fifth. The other two times an albatross was made in US Open history were by Taiwan's T.C. Chen on the second hole of the first round of the 1985 event at Oakland Hills and by American Shaun Micheel in the final round of the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach on the sixth hole. Reed, whose best US Open finish was fourth in 2018, was a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour. His most recent victory was last November at the Hong Kong Open. js/rcw
