hole in one vs. double eagle

[pacdunk412]

which would u rather shoot

what do all of u think about which one you would rather get?

[dmboak]

what do all of u think about which one you would rather get?

 

Double Eagle...it's usually going to be a longer shot. Plus it is rarer.

[bloodredsun]

Can I take a hole in one on a driveable par 4 ? I wish! ;-)

[matt411]

double eagle - much more rare and will cost me much less when i get back to the clubhouse

[InspiredGolf]

Double Eagle for me, I have already had a hole in one.

[chfd098]

Already have a double eagle. I would love a hole in one but have only got to with in six inches. With a double eagle you don't even know what happened because it is so far out. My was with a three wood, if it wasn't for the guys walking off the green I would have been looking for my ball off the back. They told me what happened.

[DCIGUY]

Give me a double! I have already had 2 aces. The closest I have came to a double eagle is lipping it out and ending up within 6 inches (twice since Jan.). One of these days.

[jackierobinson45]

Give me a double! I have already had 2 aces. The closest I have came to a double eagle is lipping it out and ending up within 6 inches (twice since Jan.). One of these days.

Dang, you a pro? I wish I had that kind of bad luck. Haha! I would rather have a double eagle.

-3 vs. -2, although I'd take a hole-in-one any day.

[jscw]

I would take a double eagle hole-in-one in any very short par-4, if possible.

[Montrove]

I'd take the double-eagle , especially in a tournament. Not only do you drop 3 shots, but you pysch out your opponents. I would gladly take either any day though. Also I have had the pain of burning the edge the with a running 5 iron.

[gentles]

I'd take a hole in one personally, more "aura" to it, plus even non golfers know a hole in one is a great achievements. On a side note, played a round of golf with a couple of local pros today, and one of them flew a ball into the cup on a 200yard par three, only for it to shoot back out, 30 feet way, not a pitch mark in sight.

[SHERO]

Double Eagle as if you lipped out you have a good chancwe of an eagle.

on a par 3, if you lip out and have a short putt,

You can´t make an eagle..

Plus a double eagle means you have exceptional control of long clubs.

[Pdougherty]

double eagle

[littlepingman]

Since I have never hit a hole in one, but I have hit a double eagle, I would rather hit a hole in one at this point.

 

And golf ball companies won't send you anything for a double eagle...

[hobbes]

Hole in one for now. I don't usually go for par 5s in two and hardly ever see a drive-able par 4. Not saying that double eagle isn't cool, but I've got to think a DE would be pure fluke. At least with an Ace I can say it was by design.

[jaridyard]

Both are great achievements but I'd take 'double eagle'....

 

Which brings me also to ask the question, why in the US is it called a double eagle? in the uk it's an albatross. The mathematics of double eagle simply doesn't add up!

[lutherham]

Double Eagle. I actually JUST had my first Ace Friday night with a couple of buddies. I've played thousands of rounds of golf. But, Why wouldn't it happen at dusk on a Friday night to close out a match against one of my buddies after a vodka tonic the size of my head. I didn't see it go in, but as soon as I stuck the ball, my buddy shook my hand to indicate the end of the match. It was an expensive night, and a great moment in my life. If you've never had one, I highly recommend getting one. It's so Choice! I love this stupid game.

 

Somebody sdaid something about getting free merch from companies. Do Tell!

[brl11]

Double eagle or albatross as it's called over here....

Theres a guy a my club thats had 7 or 8 hole in ones so i think i know what he'd choose....lol

[stevieheong]

I think every golfer who doesn't have an ace yet would prefer a hole in one rather than a double eagle, even though the latter is a lot harder. Well, at least I would. Over here, if we get a hole in one, we need to buy a jug of beer for every table in the clubhouse, a tab that can run into thousands depending on the club...plus there's a hole in one plaque for every ace made.

[indyslongest]

i'd probably go w/ an albatross in a tournament because it drops you one more shot, but in a non-competition round i would say a hole-in-one because it's sucha big deal.

[Sean2]

Double eagle. I already have a hole in one.

[tbowles411]

Double Eagle. I've never had an ace, but almost had 2 in 3 weeks, but I know a Double Eagle is much harder than an ace.

[cdesana]

Had 4 aces, will take the double eagle now!

[extremeld]

3 weeks ago i played a par 5 that is hugely downhill with 90degree right angle, i flew the ball pin high, hole in 1 there please

 

 

dont even know what you would call that

 

 

kenny

[adkima00]

I voted ace. Closest I've been is about a foot, twice.

[VinceRKG]

Double Eagle!!!!!

 

OK, I played this morning at a course called Toka Sticks in Mesa, nice track, real easy. Number 8 hole is a 520 yard par 5, dead straight, 45 yards wide, Palm Trees line the fww! Nice....So I play from the tips, setup, And I flat out MURDER the ball!!!! Nice Draw, I got it good....reallllll good. We get up to the first ball of the 4some, about 250 out, next was 230 out, my friends was 190 out. They start to ask where my ball was, take it I hit my UST V2 LD3 shaft at 48 inches and 6 degrees of loft, it is a long fun hole. We start to go past the one 150 marker, and there it is....I have 130 in, and a monstrous drive of 390!!! I get set with my PW, a nice high cut, and punch it in there....I see it going....nice flight...looks good...It sets down on the green....A guy yells, go in!! I see it drop, in the hole, for my first double eagle!! We all go crazy, yelling and pumping my fist..it was awesome. Sorry, I am stoked about it guys, shot 69 also...Thanks for listening, didn't mean to hog!

[adkima00]

Vince - Pat yourself on the back. That's awesome! I hope that ball will be put somwhere special that you can look at every day!

 

Matt

[aminian.1]

Double eagle

[Awsi Dooger]

This reminds me of the famous line from a horse trainer, "No one ever asks me if I've won the Preakness."

Similarly, how many acquaintances will hear you're a golfer and ask if you've made a double eagle?

I've never made either and my closest misses were both agonizing, two inches directly behind the hole at (Coral Gables) Biltmore's dogleg left par 5 #11 in the mid '80s, and two inches directly behind the hole on a 165 yard par 3 in North Carolina in 1997.

[sbeduckman]

Hit one into a pond on a par five, dropped out...hitting 3. 2 iron from 240ish; one hop and in the cup. Technically an eagle...one less yard of hook on the drive....if only. I've had an ace, give me the albatross.