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Eagle (golf) 
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Eagle in Golf
Eagle is a golf-scoring term which means you need to put the ball in the hole with 2 strokes less than the par rating of that particular hole. Par is no of strokes that a scratch golfer needs to put ball in hole.
Strokes required to score an Eagle edit
- For a par 3 hole eagle can be scored in a single stroke
- For a par 4 hole eagle can be scored in two strokes
- For a par 5 hole eagle can be scored in three strokes
- For a par 6 hole eagle can be scored in four strokes
Origin of the term Eagle shot edit
Golf scoring terms have various sorts of origins. The term Eagle has no proper history. “Birdie” and “Eagle” has some sort of link. Birdie was introduced in the 19th century in America by AB Smith. This term used to define something exceptional. So, we can assume that the term “Eagle” in Golf refers to something which is even more incredible than a birdie.