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Paul Lawrie made a double eagle, the rarest shot in Golf, in the final round of the British Open at Turnberry in Scotland in 2009.
The former Open champion hit a 4-iron into the hole on the par-5 seventh.
He made the turn in 31.
It was the first double eagle - also known as an albatross - at the British Open since Gary Evans in the opening round at Royal Troon in 2004 on the fourth hole.
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