All articles tagged with #albatross
Efforts to save South Africa's threatened albatrosses focus on reducing bycatch from long-line fishing through the use of bird scaring lines, which have significantly decreased seabird deaths and support both conservation and local community employment.
Patrick Reed achieved a rare albatross at the U.S. Open, hitting a 286-yard shot on the 4th hole that went in, marking only the fourth such feat in tournament history, and it significantly improved his score in the first round.
In the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Mao Saigo scored her first albatross and Yuri Yoshida made her first career ace, both contributing to an exciting day of golf in Galloway, NJ. Saigo's impressive shot helped her move into the top five, and Yoshida's ace added to the season's total of hole-in-ones, supporting a charity initiative for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.