This was unanswered by all the contestants in a recent Jeopardy episode

ElmerFusterpuck · November 14, 2023 7:38AM

The category was Golf, but it might as well have been called Unanswered Clues!

JBK · November 14, 2023 7:44AM

I missed that one, as well.

"Rare old gold coin" was a bit misleading.

gumby1234 · November 14, 2023 8:01AM

Eagle

bsshog40 · November 14, 2023 8:05AM

Double Eagle

seanq · November 14, 2023 8:48AM

I know what answer they wanted (double eagle), but I thought three under par on a hole was an albatross? Not that I was much of a golfer, I was more familiar with snowmen than eagles.

Sean Reynolds

bsshog40 · November 14, 2023 9:07AM

@seanq said:
I know what answer they wanted (double eagle), but I thought three under par on a hole was an albatross? Not that I was much of a golfer, I was more familiar with snowmen than eagles.

Sean Reynolds

Same thing, but commonly referred to as a Double Eagle by most golfers.

joeykoins · November 14, 2023 9:25AM

One MUST know about "Coins & Golf" to answer the question correctly.

retirednow · November 14, 2023 10:18AM

@bsshog40 said:

@seanq said:
I know what answer they wanted (double eagle), but I thought three under par on a hole was an albatross? Not that I was much of a golfer, I was more familiar with snowmen than eagles.

Sean Reynolds

Same thing, but commonly referred to as a Double Eagle by most golfers.

Funny ... playing golf for 15 years now and I only knew it as Albatross... even thought I understand a double eagle as an alternate...as a birdie is 1 under, eagle as 2 under - my logic would be double eagle would be 4 under par on a single hole (that is fairly impossible)

BillJones · November 14, 2023 10:24AM

I don't think I would call a generic double eagle "rare." That would throw me off right there. Three under par on a par four hole is a hole in one or "an ace."

A rare gold coin might be called "an ace" if you found one that you had looked for for a long time.

MarkKelley · November 14, 2023 10:27AM

Even Jeopardy doesn't always get it right. I've seen them okay an answer of "penny" for a US cent.

Steven59 · November 14, 2023 10:53AM

It must be a "Double Eagle" - they wouldn't lie to us

BLUEJAYWAY · November 14, 2023 12:15PM

As the answer is worded, possibly to non collectors a gold coin is rare. So maybe that is why the show researches worded it as such. Assuming most contestants are non collectors.

jwitten · November 14, 2023 12:26PM

I would have guess albatross as well. Never heard it called a double eagle.

pcgscacgold · November 14, 2023 12:35PM

It is an albatross.

CaptHenway · November 14, 2023 12:51PM

Then there was the old seafarer who could never sink a putt. Every shot would be so close that the ball would spin around and divert right or left, but never go in. They wrote a book about him called "The Rim of the Ancient Mariner!"

david3142 · November 14, 2023 1:37PM

From my golf experience, the term albatross is far more common but I have seen or heard double eagle as well. FWIW, four under par is called a condor. There’s a coin tie-in there too!

Manifest_Destiny · November 14, 2023 2:04PM

So, it's not an Escudo then. Hmmm.

CaptHenway · November 14, 2023 5:09PM

I asked my brother who is an avid golfer and he has never heard of the term "Albatross."

Perhaps it is a regional thing. Those of you who have heard it, WHERE did you hear it? (State alone would be good enough.)

bsshog40 · November 14, 2023 6:11PM

@CaptHenway said:
I asked my brother who is an avid golfer and he has never heard of the term "Albatross."

Perhaps it is a regional thing. Those of you who have heard it, WHERE did you hear it? (State alone would be good enough.)

I have to agree. I live in Tx and have been golfing since the early 90's. We always called it a double eagle. Not that we ever got one, lol, just called it that.

DoubleEagle59 · November 14, 2023 6:19PM

One of the reasons I chose my name.

Driver, then 4 iron in the hole on a par 5 (in 2005).

Driver flew right in the hole on a par 4 (in 2010).

Both double eagles.

Sadly, time has taken it's toll and the ship has sailed on any double eagles happening for me from now on.

seanq · November 14, 2023 6:22PM

@CaptHenway said:
I asked my brother who is an avid golfer and he has never heard of the term "Albatross."

Perhaps it is a regional thing. Those of you who have heard it, WHERE did you hear it? (State alone would be good enough.)

I think I heard it on ESPN. I am not a golfer or even a fan, so the only place I could have heard it would be a sports highlight show.

Sean Reynolds

The_Dinosaur_Man · November 14, 2023 6:26PM

Par > Birdie > Eagle > Albatross > Condor

A double eagle should, mathematically, be four under par. You can't always correct lingo.

There are other terms like Ostrich and Phoenix for stuff like 5 under par and 6 under par on a hole.

Tom147 · November 15, 2023 6:12AM

ESPN calls it an Albatross. Seen it twice on TV 1st shot on a par 4, then again on 2nd shot on a par 5. As for my golf game, dead buzzards, road kill wrens and an occasional F####KIN STUPID BALL !!!!!

DoubleEagle59 · November 15, 2023 9:49AM

True story.......

My buddy had a putt for a double eagle on a par 5!!!!

You say "no way....he can't drive the green on a par 5"

Here's how it happened............

Par 5 16th hole at the old Tam'O'Shanter course in Toronto, the hole parallels a four lane city street (Kennedy Rd).

Well he tees off and hits a huge slice onto the road, where it bounces off the pavement and lands in the back of a travelling pick-up truck.

Now, back in the days (the 70's) teenagers used to sit in the back of a truck, no seat belts and open aired.

So my friend's tee shot lands in the truck where the kids picked it up and tossed it back on the course.

But by the time they found it, picked it up and tossed it back, the truck had travelled far enough down the road that when they tossed the ball back, they were parallel to the par 5 green!!

The ball lands on the green and he has a putt for a 2 on a par 5!!

Great story eh?

Sad to say my friend 4 putted for a par.

Most disappointed he's ever been shooting a par HAHA!!! (those were the days we were glad to break 100).

EliteCollection · November 15, 2023 12:08PM

I was trying to google "golf double eagle" and accidentally typed "gold double eagle". Muscle memory I guess. Interesting that golf and gold is only off by 1 letter, and the letters are right next to each other on the keyboard.

seatedlib3991 · November 16, 2023 8:50AM

I saw that episode. Everyone looked at me for the answer. I didn't have a clue. In my own defence I do not play golf and I do not collect gold.

WillieBoyd2 · November 16, 2023 12:53PM

Charles Van Doren could have answered that question.

NewEnglandRarities · November 16, 2023 1:02PM

@CaptHenway said:
I asked my brother who is an avid golfer and he has never heard of the term "Albatross."

Perhaps it is a regional thing. Those of you who have heard it, WHERE did you hear it? (State alone would be good enough.)

So, as a semi-serious golfer I might be able to answer this. Albatross is a 2 on a par 5. It is not a technical term, more so the ‘slang” word for a 2 on a par 5. A hole in one is much more common than a “albatross”, which for a golfer is 1 out of 6 MILLION. A hole in one is 1/12500 on average. I do not yet have a hole in one, but I have an “albatross” on a par 5!.

In golf, double Eagle is 3 under par and the technical correct name for it. Remember a “hole in one” is not a technical score either, which would be Eagle. Albatross and condor are not actual names on paper, just the slang for the score (par minus shot). So, you would have an “ACE” on a hole in one, on either a par 4 or par 3. This is where the lingo doesn’t work with score.

Just noticed this was my 1000th post. Maybe I should do a giveaway….im on It!

Dave99B · November 17, 2023 12:09AM

Interesting. I’ve always heard the term ‘Albatross’ on the West coast.

Dave

This was unanswered by all the contestants in a recent Jeopardy episode

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