Rare bird: Reed makes albatross at U.S. Open

OAKMONT, Pa. -- Patrick Reed made lone the 4th double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records immoderate 4 decades ago, dunking successful his 2nd changeable from 286 yards Thursday connected the par-5 4th spread astatine Oakmont.

The alleged albatross is considered the rarest changeable successful golf, with lone a fewer 100 being made a twelvemonth crossed the world, compared to much than 30,000 holes-in-one.

Reed looked stunned aft helium deed a fairway wood onto the green, watched it bounce 3 times and past rotation toward the hole. Unsure of wherever the shot went, helium raised his thenar to the sky, past pointed downward, asking if it went in.

The applause up astatine the greenish gave him the answer.

The 2018 Masters champion joins T.C. Chen (1985 astatine Oakland Hills), Shaun Micheel (2010 astatine Pebble Beach) and Nick Watney (2012 astatine Olympic) arsenic the lone players to marque an albatross astatine the U.S. Open since the lawsuit started keeping records successful 1983.