Eagle
In golf, completing a hole in two strokes fewer than its par — most commonly achieved by reaching a par five green in two strokes.
Definition
An eagle is a golf score of two under par on a single hole. It most often happens on longer holes, such as reaching the green of a par 5 quickly and needing few putts, or holing out from the fairway on a par 4.
Because it saves two strokes against the expected score, an eagle is a strong result and less common than a birdie. The term is also used in disc golf for finishing a hole two throws under par.
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Golf
A precision target sport played across an outdoor course, blending skill, strategy and a long walk in the open air.
Disc Golf
A relaxed, low-cost target sport where players throw flying discs toward chain baskets across an outdoor course.
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Scoring systems
- How golf is scoredGolf counts strokes: the fewest shots taken to complete a hole or a round wins, with par providing the reference every score is described against.
- Tennis scoringTennis is scored in points, games and sets, using the distinctive 15–30–40 point sequence and a win-by-two margin at every level.
Skills
Techniques
- Chip ShotA compact lofted shot from close to the green that carries a short distance and then rolls to the hole.
- Putting StrokeThe short, quiet stroke used on the green to start the ball rolling on a chosen line at a chosen pace.
- Forward and back defenceThe two strokes a batter survives with — the forward defensive and the back defensive — when each is the right choice, and why a defensive stroke is a decision about length rather than intent.
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