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 US Open, recording an albatross on the par-5 fourth hole. Reed used a fairway metal to knock one in from 286 yards (261 metres).
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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:
🚨 ALBATROSS ALERT 🚨@PReedGolf with a 2 on a par 5, just the 4th in U.S. Open history! pic.twitter.com/FNDFzWwlzT
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 12, 2025
Now that’s how you jumpstart your round.
Reed’s albatross is the first ever at Oakmont during a US 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 US Open history, joining T.C. Chen (Oakland Hills, 1985), Shaun Micheel (Pebble Beach, 2010), and Nick Watney (2012 Olympic Club).
