Local golfer Tom Anderson put himself in some pretty elite company this week.
Anderson recorded his sixth Albatross – or double eagle – Wednesday on the par-five, 472-yard hole number five at the Lamesa Municipal Golf Course. Witnessing the feat were Clint Kunkel, Jenny Gibson and Ronnie Payton.
An Albatross is a scoring term in golf which represents three strokes under par on a single hole.
It’s a feat considered extremely difficult to achieve. The odds of an Albatross on a par-five are an estimated six million to one, according to Golf World. The National Hole in One Association reports that Albatrosses are ...