It is called an Albatross because it is a very rare bird, it is also called a double eagle.
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-3 A = Albatross (3 under par in golf)
Albatross
3 under par on a given hole. Also known as an albatross.
1 shot is hole in one 1 shot under par is birdie 2 shots under par is eagle 3 shots under par is albatross Over par is boogie.
albatross
It means that you got 3 under par on a hole So got a 2 on a par 5 or a 1 on a par 4.
Either an Albatross, or a double eagle. Double eagle is mainly used in the US.
Each hole is assigned a par, which is the amount of shots that it should take to complete the hole.You can have a 3 different pars, 3,4 and 5 on the very rare occasion there may be a par 6. This in not likely on championship courses.An Albatross ocucurs when a golfer takes 3 shots less than the par.So in effect a par 3 cannot have an albatross scored on it as that would be a score of zero which isn't possible.On a par 4 the player would only take one shot for the ball to end up in the hole.On a par 5 the player takes only two shots to complete the hole.Needless to say an Albatross is a rare score!
An albatross is scored in golf when the player completes a hole in a score 3 strokes under par.
The guideline is how many strokes you are under par. So on a par 4, which is under 2 strokes, - 2, its called an Eagle. Holing it out in 1 on a par 4, - 3 strokes is an Albatross.
double eagle, that's correct for the USA but here in the UK 3 under is classed as an AlbatrossScoring terms summarised+1 = Bogey (then this goes up - ie. double bogey, triple bogey etc etc)+/-0 = Par-1 = Birdie-2 = Eagle-3 = Albatross (Double Eagle)-4 = Condor-5 = Ostrich (almost impossible as this would require a hole-in-one on a par 6 which on their own are very rare)