Don’t get me wrong, a hole-in-1 is awesome, and something I hope
to achieve at some point in my life. But
it takes one great (lucky?) shot to get a hole-in-1. A double eagle requires TWO great (or lucky?)
shots. And if you’re playing from the
right tee boxes, that could be two beastly shots. I’ve heard of many people getting a
hole-in-1, but very few (Notah Begay at Stow Acres North and Louis Oosthuizen
at the Masters a few years ago - see youtube clip below) who have achieved the double eagle.
So what do you think?
What is the more impressive golf feat - the hole-in-1, or the albatross?
And by hole-in-1, I mean on a par 3. A hole-in-one on a par 4, well, I’m not ready
to go there yet.
Mr. Diddysticks...you continue to provoke the best golf thoughts for us who worship your blog to ponder....a hole-in-one or a double eagle is a as Arsenio Hall says "things that make you go hmmmmmm"?...In any event, i witnessed a double eagle once, by John "Buck" Renner (RIP)...the dad of Web.com and soon to be 2014 PGA tour pro, Jim Renner...to your point it takes 2 beastly shots and Bucj hit a monster drive on what was then the par 5 16th hole at Heather Hill ( now #7 on North Course)...more impressive was his 3 wood to carry onto a two tier green and drain it for a deuce...he was so far away that nobody in his group knew he had a 2.....it was special....I have never seen a hole-in-one in person so i'd vote for the double eagle....is getting 2 double eagle's in the same round even possibile? has it ever been done? it's like the question of what is the one sports record that will never be broken? Ripken's record for games played? nah.....Jack'd 18 major? ..nah....nobody will ever break johnny van Der Meer's record of most consecutive no-hitters...to do so one would have to throw 3 no-hitters in a row...but I digress....this is a golf blog...hit em straight Diddydsticks
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree the double eagle is the more difficult and rarer feat, I feel a hole-in-one is what most golfers truly want to experience. I tend to be a little bias because I am a member of the elusive hole-in-one fraternity but there is something pretty cool about chalking down the "1" on the scorecard even if you still shoot a shitty round.
ReplyDeleteAlso, having a hole-in-one in your back pocket is fantastic conversation material during your rounds with the random Teds. I know that is important for Mr. Diddy.
I agree that that the hole-in-one is what everyone wants to achieve, but I have to say that the albatross is definitely harder to attain...due to the greater degree of difficulty. Here's a clip of Nick Watney sinking one at the 2012 U.S. Open:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-KiW-e6-8.
Regarding the unbreakable all-time sports records, DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak will never be touched. For me, that's the record at the top of the list.