double eagle
noun
US
: a golf score of three strokes less than par on a hole
The ball landed on the front right of the green and started heading for the hole. It climbed one hill and went down another and had slowed to almost a dead halt when it kissed the fiberglass flagstick and fell in for a double eagle, three under par on a hole.—
Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck
Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuckcalled also (chiefly British) albatross
double-eagle
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Eventually, double eagles became the largest coin for circulation.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
The double eagle gold coin weighs nearly an ounce and was minted in 1870 in Carson, Nevada, part of a small batch of coins produced, Stack’s says.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
Other estimates that put it closer to $1 million note that 1863 gold Liberty double eagles have previously sold for up to $381,875 at auction.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
Schutz hit his second double eagle on Nov. 30 on hole 7, also a par 4, of the Torrey Pines North Course.
—Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
The double eagle gold coin weighs nearly an ounce and was minted in 1870 in Carson, Nevada, part of a small batch of coins produced, Stack’s says.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
Other estimates that put it closer to $1 million note that 1863 gold Liberty double eagles have previously sold for up to $381,875 at auction.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
Schutz hit his second double eagle on Nov. 30 on hole 7, also a par 4, of the Torrey Pines North Course.
—Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
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“Double eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20eagle. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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