August 29, 2014
More Eagles Are Coming – Of The Golfing Variety
The Historical Dictionary of Golfing Terms (1993) believes that “Birdie”, meaning a score of one stroke under Par on a given hole comes from the 19th century American slang term “bird”, meaning anything excellent. “Eagle”, a score of two under par for a given hole, was clearly the extension of the theme of birds for good scores. A score of...