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Nguyen Nhat Long scored an albatross (hitting 3 strokes under par) on the par-5 second hole at Champion Course at Trang An Golf & Resort, right before the Trang An Open 2025.
The 585-yard par-5 second hole is a challenge that is not easy to overcome even for the most experienced golfers. But Nguyen Nhat Long turned that challenge into a glorious moment.
After a steady tee shot, Nhat Long faced his second shot from 185 yards. With a 6-iron in hand and confidence mixed with determination, he hit the ball with a perfect trajectory, landed accurately, rolled lightly on the green and went straight into the hole, to the amazement and joy of the spectators.
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Nguyen Nhat Long with a "lifetime" albatross at Trang An Golf & Resort. |
That moment brought Nguyen Nhat Long an albatross point, which is considered the "shot of a lifetime" in any golfer's career.
According to statistics, the rate of scoring albatross in professional and amateur tournaments is extremely low, even many times rarer than HIO.
Many professional golfers have dozens of hole-in-ones in their careers but have never recorded an albatross. Tiger Woods, one of the greatest legends, has only had 2 albatross in his official career.
As one of the prominent faces of Vietnamese golf, Nguyen Nhat Long (born in 2003) has constantly strived to prove his mettle and talent through domestic and international tournaments. Nhat Long's massive collection of titles includes the 2020 Tien Phong Golf Championship, the 2023 Vietnam Amateur Golf Open (VAO) Championship, the 2023 National Golf Championship...
Source: https://tienphong.vn/nguyen-nhat-long-lap-ky-tich-hiem-hon-ca-ghi-diem-hio-post1742421.tpo
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