They describe a golfers performance on a hole in relation to the holes par.

Bird names for golf scores. Maybe a Condor is the perfect bird for something so rare and amazing as. When a golfer scores 2 under par on a hole its called an eagle. BIRD - DOVE - FOWL - SWAN 5 letter words CHICK - EAGLE - SQUAB 6 letter words BIRDIE - CYGNET - PIGEON 7 letter words MIGRANT - PEACOCK - WARBLER 8 letter words NESTLING - SONG BIRD - SONGBIRD 9 letter words FLEDGLING - WATERFOWL 12 letter words STORMY PETREL.

A Hole-In-One on a par-5. By Ian Rowsby For golfers scoring a birdie in the rough requires a great deal of patience and technique. Now most readers probably recognize the problem.

The excellent Scottish Golf History website posits that the Americans simply inserted their national bird here. X Marks The Spot And that spot is a hole in one. The names golfers use for under-par scores on a single hole all have bird names.

Bogey and par were central to the development of handicapping pioneered by the LGU. There is quite a history behind the golfing terms bogey par birdie eagle and albatross. Shoot in one stroke under par golf a score of one stroke under par on.

Rhynchophanes mccownii is now named Thick-billed Longspur rather than McCowns Lonspur by the American Ornithological Society. In any sport it is favorable to have an element of surprise to distract your opponent. In golf nicknames are given to scores on holes relative to par.

Ace Venturers Drop Dunk. If a good score of one-under was a bird a great score of two-under was a more prestigious bird. A birdie means a golfer played a hole in 1-under par.