A golfing coincidence
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I don't know a lot about golf, but I do know what a birdie, an eagle and an albatross are. I was in the car listening to the radio one day and was idly wondering how often a player scored an albatross, given than this was a hole scored in three strokes under par, meaning that he would have to achieve a par5 with just two strokes (a hole in one off a par4 might count I suppose). On the next next news bulletin it was announced that an albatross had been scored in a tournament taking place that day.
Date submitted:Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:00:07 +0000Coincidence ID:5814
