Voorhies, Randel join the exclusive albatross club The rarest shot in golf is the double eagle, which is also called an albatross. In the span of 11 days in January, two local players recorded this rare feat by only needing two shots to complete a par-5 hole. On Jan. 5, Louis Voorhies holed a 4-iron shot from 171 yards out to record a double eagle on the par-5 seventh at BREC’s Santa Maria Golf Course in Baton Rouge, La.The shot was witnessed by Ronnie LaBorde, Kevin Roussel, Mike Vermaelan and Steve Pierotti. Christopher Randel joined the albatross club when his second shot on the par-5 first hole at Southern Trace Country Club (Shreveport, La.) found the hole from 265 yards out with a 3-wood. Randel, who had never even recorded an eagle before his Jan. 16 round at his home course, started the hole with a 254-yard drive that landed in the fairway just left of a fairway bunker. Randel, the four players he was playing with or the two friends following his round never saw the ball go in the hole, which was behind a bunker.While looking for his shot, one of his playing partners — Joseph Fell — found the ball in the cup. Other witnesses were Jordan Abdehou, Zach Kelly, Jayce Simpson,Will Raymond and Jeff Lyons. Randel, who has been playing golf for almost seven years, finished with a 41 on the front nine and an 86 for his round. He is a 14.1 handicap and resides in Shreveport. TEE TO GREEN GOLF MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2021 ONLINE ISSUE PAGE 3
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