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Does an eagle count if you don't putt ?

Posted by: user8 [FORUM MODERATOR] | Fri 14th Oct 2011 12:31 | Last Reply

Following on from Dave's post what's your best eagle streak.  Does it count if you don't putt

re: Does an eagle count if you don't putt ?
user410273
Reply : Fri 14th Oct 2011 14:03

I'd say that by definition, anything two under par is an eagle. If it was a par 4, and you chipped in for a 2 what would you call it? An aggressive sparrow??laughhttp://www.golfshake.com/scripts/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.gif" title="laugh" width="20" />

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user250721
Reply : Fri 14th Oct 2011 14:06

Angry Bird

Id agree, doesnt matter hwo it goes in.

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user8 [FORUM MODERATOR]
Reply : Fri 14th Oct 2011 14:37

Surely it's cheating chipping in and you've got to get on the green under regulation and then 1 putt   not that I will ever do it!

My 2 eagles kind of felt cheap and dirty.  Both shorter par 4s due to winter temp greens and chip ins from about 100 yards ish. 

I'm sure I would feel much more satisfaction if it had been a par 5, on the green in 2 and a nice 1 putt.

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user106712
Reply : Fri 14th Oct 2011 15:48

I've had 3 eagles and no puts for any.  Two par 5's chipped in from 120 yards both times. and par 4 holed it from 160 yards. I've had a few puts for eagle but never sunk them, not being a very big hitter it's rare I  hit a par 5 in 2 or a par 4 in 1.

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user131525
Reply : Fri 14th Oct 2011 19:23

Darren, are you flaming on your own site?!?!

It's not how, it's how many!

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user93554
Reply : Sat 15th Oct 2011 09:14

My first eagle was a holed bunker shot, stood over the ball and thought I'm going to hole this and did. Felt pretty good as I had been waiting a while for one at the time and I'd say it counts!

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user20126 [FORUM MODERATOR]
Reply : Sat 15th Oct 2011 09:24

It's not how you get it that counts!

All that matters is what you put on the scorecard.

So no putts means nothing, if it's an Eagle, it's an Eagle.

Yes, it would be nice to do it the conventional way but I'd take one any way I could.

Russ

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user38216
Reply : Mon 17th Oct 2011 08:33

Ive putted all my eagles, bar a hole in one of course!!

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user80078
Reply : Mon 17th Oct 2011 12:18

Have managed 4 eagles in a long golf career. One, a hole in one (par 3),  two straight in with second shot on par 4's from about 100 yds and the last straight in on a par 5 with third shot from 120 yds. So you see there wasn't a putt in sight.


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