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At the US Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatross
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Patrick Reed lines up a putt on the first hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. - photo by AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Patrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards Thursday on the par-5 fourth hole at Oakmont. The so-called albatross is considered the rarest shot in golf, with only a few hundred being made a year across the world, compared to more than 30,000 holes-in-one. Reed looked stunned after he hit a fairway wood onto the green, watched it bounce three times and then roll toward the hole.