Eagles!?!?!

[Laxplayer201092]

Played with an LD guy after work today, went driver, sand wedge, 10 foot putt for eagle today. Sweet jesus. I hit driver, 6 iron. God i feel old :( regardless, i make one, say, every 10 rounds, i just dont go for par 5's too much this year.

[Mr Eagle]

I not called Mr Eagle for nothing!
Although I cant get the consistancy to get my h'cap down I do manage a few moments of pure class that leave my opponents in awe of my greatness.
I always follow my Eagles by abideing to rule 42 (c) after hitting a birdie or eagle you must play the next hole like an orangutang scoring at least 3 over par

[Range King]

It is clear, that I am not even close to putting for an eagle.

My drives are about 220 - 240 yds. This is not enough to drive a par 4, or reach a par 5 in 2.

So I have to hope for a hole in one on a par 3, or be lucky on a approach shot.

Has not happened so far.

[chipper2]

I have been playing for only 8 years. I have had 1 eagle. It was a short par 4. I hit my driver. It a very good hit with lots of roll. I then hit a 5 iron. The ball landed right of the green, kicked left on to the green and continued to roll, roll, roll into the hole. I was stunned. I was thinking my first hit was driver, what was my second? This had to be my third, wasn't it? The 2 people I was playing with were jumping up and down and making funny noises. It was a day I will not forget. The sad part is the course I did it on is now closed.

[Fourputt]

I've made many eagles in my life, but the accumulation has slowed down over the last few years. I only had one last year, but I've already got one this year, so maybe that's a sign that my luck has returned.

The one this year was a putt from off the green, about 15 feet. The tee shot and 2nd shot were both wind assisted, and I seem to need that sort of help these days to reach most par 5's in 2.

[Shorty]

It is clear, that I am not even close to putting for an eagle.

This may be because your course is longer than some.

Some people play on courses where there are easily reachable par 5s and reachable par 4s. A lot of the eagles people boast of are really just birdies as those par 5s should be par 4s. Some par 5s would be short par 4s for tournament players - I'm talking about holes where decent amateurs hit mid iron for their second. Top players would be hitting wedges into some par 5s. The reachable par 4s on tour tend to be risk/reward propositions, not just boring 260yard par 3s called par 4s with no trouble around the greens. So.....someone who gets a dozen eagles a year on their easy course may be playing less impressive shots than someone parring or birdieing difficult par 4s and long par 3s.

[Fourputt]

This may be because your course is longer than some.

But 99% of us here are NOT in that classification. WE are

average amateurs for whom a 500 yard par 5 is usually a 3 shot hole, and a 440 yard par 4 is only reachable with 2 very good shots. You basically run down the accomplishments of everyone who has posted here without having any idea who we are, what courses we play or how we came about making those eagles, as if the only ones which count are the ones you make on a 600+ yard par 5 or its equivalent. I'm not certain I've ever seen you make a positive post since you joined this forum. I will congratulate anyone who ever made an eagle, regardless of the length of the hole or the good fortune involved, because doing so means that that person played some good golf to make that score. Are some eagles better than others? Certainly, but that doesn't lessen the easier ones, it just elevates the ones made on more difficult holes to legendary status. My hat is off to anyone in the eagle club, and to those who haven't yet made one, I hope that you will soon join our ranks.

[coffeediver]

I have only had one so far but it was memorable, got it on 9/11/2001. I played yesterday with two guys, one got 2 eagles, both chip ins on par 5's and the other guy drove a short par 4 that has a great risk reward. Drive through some trees and you can be on the green. He had a perfect drive and only had a 5 foot putt from there and holed it.

Barry

[Titleist Man]

i just made one yesterday!!! hit a 58* wedge that spun back an inch or two into the hole(65yd shot)!!!!

[Jay-Bird]

I was on two par 5s in 2 today. Lipped one and left one short.