I had a customer come in yesterday, wanting to purchase an award to celebrate his friend's golf accomplishment of a Double Eagle (also known as an albatross). For those unfamiliar with golf, that is getting the ball in the hole three strokes less than the hole's "par;" in this case, a hole-in-one on a Par 4 hole.
In the course of conversation, we began discussing the odds of such a feat. Being curious, I did some research, and this is what the "experts" say.
Although all sources say there is no way to exactly calculate the odds of this golf accomplishment, the commonly accepted figure for a Double Eagle is one-in-a-million.
By comparison, the odds for a Par 3 hole-in-one are about 13,000-to-1 for the average golfer.
Approximately 40,000 hole-in-one shots are achieved each year in the United States, compared to only a couple hundred Double Eagles.
Either way, we figure these accomplishments are definitely worthy of congratulations.
And, if you're curious, you can check out our golf, Hole-In-One, or eagle-themed awards.
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