Anser "The 250-yard shot went in smoothly"..."Have you seen an albatross that's said to be harder than a hole-in-one?"

Recorded at the 14th hole, par 5, during Round 2 of The CJ Cup; the all-time best is Sarazen's albatross on a par 4 hole in the 1935 Masters 4th round, and Jang Hana is the 'LPGA Tour's first' to achieve an albatross on a par 4 hole.

Abraham Ancer (right) cheers after making an albatross on the 14th hole on the second day of The CJ Cup. Las Vegas, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ‘Albatross’.

A ‘dream score’ that is said to be more difficult than a hole-in-one. Abraham Ancer (Mexico) made big news on the 18th (Korean time) during the 2nd round of the PGA Tour The CJ Cup (total prize money $9.75 million) held at The Summit Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (par 72, 7,431 yards) with an albatross on the 14th hole (par 5, 550 yards). After a 300-yard tee shot, he took a 4-iron from 250 yards. The ball reached the front of the green, then curved sharply to the left along the slope and went straight into the hole.

The albatross is a giant bird living in the South Pacific, known as ‘Sincheonong’ in Korean. It belongs to the white-tailed sea eagle family with a wingspan of as much as 3.5 meters. It is interesting that golf scores have many terms related to birds. Starting from a small bird (birdie) as the score decreases by one stroke under par, the terms progress to eagle and albatross, which are increasingly larger birds. The albatross is especially rarer than a hole-in-one.

It is 3 under par. On the same day, Dustin Johnson’s 283-yard shot on the 3rd hole (par 5, 605 yards) hit the pin directly and stopped, resulting in a ‘tap-in eagle,’ which was somewhat disappointing. The greatest albatross in history was by Gene Sarazen (USA) on the final day of the 1935 Masters Tournament. He hit a 4-wood shot from 235 yards on the 15th hole (par 5), and the next day defeated Craig Wood (USA) in a playoff to claim the title.

On a par 4 hole, it is both a hole-in-one and an albatross. The probability of an amateur golfer making a hole-in-one is 1 in 12,500, for professionals 1 in 3,000, for an albatross on a par 5 hole 1 in 2 million, and for an albatross on a par 4 hole 1 in 5.85 million. Hana Jang (29) made a hole-in-one with a 3-wood tee shot on the 8th hole (par 4, 218 yards) during the third day of the LPGA Tour Bahamas Classic held at the Paradise Ocean Club Golf Course in the Bahamas (par 73, 6,625 yards) in January 2016. It was the ‘LPGA Tour’s first’ albatross on a par 4 hole.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.