double eagle
noun
US
: a golf score of three strokes less than par on a hole
The ball landed on the front right of the green and started heading for the hole. It climbed one hill and went down another and had slowed to almost a dead halt when it kissed the fiberglass flagstick and fell in for a double eagle, three under par on a hole.—
Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck
Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuckcalled also (chiefly British) albatross
double-eagle
transitive verb
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An albatross – also known as a double eagle – is the term used to denote a score on a single hole of three-under par.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Reed made just the fourth double eagle, more commonly known as an albatross, since the U.S. Open began keeping records over four decades ago.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
In 1935, Gene Sarazen recorded a double eagle, holing out from 235 yards on the par-5 15th on his way to Masters glory.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The name is in honor Gene Sarazen’s double eagle on the 15th hole of the 1935 Masters, which became a front page story in the New York Times and put the tournament on the map.
—Matt Bok, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Reed made just the fourth double eagle, more commonly known as an albatross, since the U.S. Open began keeping records over four decades ago.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
In 1935, Gene Sarazen recorded a double eagle, holing out from 235 yards on the par-5 15th on his way to Masters glory.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The name is in honor Gene Sarazen’s double eagle on the 15th hole of the 1935 Masters, which became a front page story in the New York Times and put the tournament on the map.
—Matt Bok, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Double eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20eagle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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