U.S. Open 2025: Patrick Reed makes Oakmont history with this ALBATROSS
As a green jacket winner, Patrick Reed will always be a part of Masters lore. But now, he has a piece of Oakmont history as well.
The 2018 Masters champ pulled off the rarest of golf feats on Thursday at the U.S. Open, recording an albatross on the par-5 fourth hole. Reed used a fairway metal to knock one in from 286 yards.
It was so far away, Reed had to get confirmation that his ball went into the hole. Of course, the roar up by the green helped as well. Have a look:
Now that's how you jumpstart your round.
Reed's albatross is the first ever at Oakmont during a U.S. Open. And that's saying something considering the Pittsburgh-area course has hosted the tournament a record 10 times.
It's also only the fourth albatross in U.S. Open history, joining T.C. Chen (Oakland Hills, 1985), Shaun Micheel (Pebble Beach, 2010), and Nick Watney (2012 Olympic Club).
Oddly enough, Reed recorded the first-ever albatross at Oakmont on the same day that Maxwell Moldovan and Shane Lowry made the first-ever eagles in U.S. Open play on the first and third holes, respectively. It was all part of a Thursday that produced lower-than-expected scores at the tough track.