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Post by claybagel on Mar 14, 2016 22:24:35 GMT -5
If you're like me, you are disgusted (for obvious reasons) about seeing the term "Double Eagle" in the key when viewing hole-by-hole scores on the tournament leaderboards.
Let's just say I know a guy who can make the change if enough people show their support for correcting the terminology.
#MakeTGCToursGreatAgain
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Post by Brighttail on Mar 14, 2016 22:49:28 GMT -5
The problem is people think about this inaccurately. An albatross is 3 under par on a particular hole. An eagle is 2 under par on a particular hole and thus a DOUBLE eagle would be 4 under par on a particular hole, or a hole in one on a par 5. You don't call an eagle a 'double birdie'. The origin of Albatross came from Britain and leave it to the Americans to start calling it a double eagle which was named for an American (invite only club) called the Double Eagle club.
The shot (3 under par) didn't even have a name until 1929 when John G Ridland made the shot in India, due to the steel club shaft he was using, which made the shot possible.
Bottom line the naming consistency was supposed to be after birds and due to the rarity of making 3 under par, the Albatross name was adopted due to the rarity of the bird, far more rare than an eagle.
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Post by mcbogga on Mar 15, 2016 1:47:01 GMT -5
It is an outrage. Destroys the whole experience for sure. "Double Eagle" - preposterous!
#wholetthebirdsout?
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Post by Wildrover on Mar 15, 2016 3:59:45 GMT -5
It is an outrage. Destroys the whole experience for sure. "Double Eagle" - preposterous! #wholetthebirdsout? Surprised u didn't say let albatross b albatross!! This for me is an easy 1..should b easy for all actually, getting down in 2 on par 5 is an albatross.. Only someone like Trowelhead aka Nathan Allen would call it a db eagle
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Post by nantez88 on Mar 15, 2016 5:01:52 GMT -5
It is an outrage. Destroys the whole experience for sure. "Double Eagle" - preposterous! #wholetthebirdsout? Surprised u didn't say let albatross b albatross!! This for me is an easy 1..should b easy for all actually, getting down in 2 on par 5 is an albatross.. Only someone like Trowelhead aka Nathan Allen would call it a db eagle I call them Dodo's coz they are extinct and I never get them :-)
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Post by dh-nufc on Mar 15, 2016 5:34:14 GMT -5
Who voted Double Eagle? I need to know so I can hunt them down!!
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Post by unclefester75 on Mar 15, 2016 11:55:27 GMT -5
Hole in one or Eagle?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 11:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by Brighttail on Mar 15, 2016 12:22:52 GMT -5
Well it depends. If you make a hole in one shot it is a hole-in-one. While a Hole-in-one will always be either an eagle or an albatross, an eagle or an albatross will not always be a hole-in-one. Hence the distinction.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 12:38:45 GMT -5
I know it should be albatross, but I voted double eagle just to piss off mcbogga.
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Post by CGilb on Mar 15, 2016 12:41:33 GMT -5
Who voted Double Eagle? I need to know so I can hunt them down!! Me. I did it. Sorry? Not sorry.
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Post by SweetTeeBag on Mar 15, 2016 14:00:21 GMT -5
I just call it an eagletross
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 14:05:22 GMT -5
In reality, I call it "Something I Can Never Seem To F***ing Make When I Play TGC."
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Post by misternic on Mar 15, 2016 15:24:11 GMT -5
You are all missing the obvious correct term here... Triple Birdie!!!
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Post by fuzion on Mar 15, 2016 15:26:46 GMT -5
You are all missing the obvious correct term here... Triple Birdie!!! At least triple birdie is mathematically accurate.
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