Golf's Rarest Score Achieved

Most golfers have made a birdie. Quite a few have made an eagle, and quite a few have made hole in ones. The albatross (or double eagle) is rare, but when a few hundred million rounds are played every year a few are bound to happen. But then you've got the condor, or a score of four under par on a single hole. For 99.9% of golf courses, the only way to do that is to make a hole in one on a par 5, something which clearly doesn't happen every day. Or every year. In fact, it's only happened four times in recorded history.

There is, however, more than one way to make a condor. They aren't common, but some golf courses do have par 6s (like Fore Sisters, though I don't think anyone's getting to that one in two). Lake Chabot in California is one such course, as it finishes with a 675-yard par 6 that, crucially, plays dramatically downhill in a similar fashion to the final hole at Kapalua. You can get some long drives there, but the 540 yard drive that Kevin Pon hit is something else. Some cart path assistance was assured. From there, it was a simple wedge into the hole for the only recorded condor on a par 6. Man, it's tough enough making a two on a par 3, and this guy goes and makes one on a par 6. I'm very jealous.