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
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Other estimates that put it closer to $1 million note that 1863 gold Liberty double eagles have previously sold for up to $381,875 at auction.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
Schutz hit his second double eagle on Nov. 30 on hole 7, also a par 4, of the Torrey Pines North Course.
—Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
Below is a great look at the Browns lining up in a tight front or double eagle.
—Lance Reisland, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
The final round began with a leaderboard that only a state open could produce, a year after Colorado pro Derek Fribbs’ double eagle on the par-5 No. 15 lifted him to a three-shot win.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
Schutz hit his second double eagle on Nov. 30 on hole 7, also a par 4, of the Torrey Pines North Course.
—Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
Below is a great look at the Browns lining up in a tight front or double eagle.
—Lance Reisland, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
The final round began with a leaderboard that only a state open could produce, a year after Colorado pro Derek Fribbs’ double eagle on the par-5 No. 15 lifted him to a three-shot win.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
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“Double eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20eagle. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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