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An albatross is scoring three strokes under par. It is even more difficult than a hole-in-one, which is sinking the tee shot in one stroke. The odds of a hole-in-one are 1 in 12,000, while an albatross is 1 in 2,000,000.

Shane Lowry is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the Farmers Insurance Open. [San Diego=AFP·Yonhap News]

An albatross occurred at the Torrey Pines Golf Course, famous for its 'nanko-su' (difficult course). The protagonist was Shane Lowry (Ireland), the 2019 Open Champion. On the 27th (local time), at the 6th hole (par 5, 543 yards) of the Torrey Pines South Course (par 72, 7,765 yards) in San Diego, California, USA, during the 4th round of the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open (total prize money $9 million), he made an albatross.

It was the first time in eight years since Jason Gore (USA) recorded one at the 18th hole (par 5, 570 yards) of the Farmers Insurance Open 3rd round in 2016. Lowry sent his tee shot 303 yards on this hole, then holed out with his second fairway wood shot from 250 yards remaining. The ball landed in the rough near the green and was sucked into the hole.

Lowry turned professional in 2009 and has been active in the USA and Europe. He has two PGA Tour wins and six DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) wins. His current world ranking is 47th. On this day, Lowry combined one albatross, four birdies, and five bogeys. He added a 2-under-par 70, finishing tied for 25th place (6-under-par 282) in the tournament.

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