⛳ A golf eagle ⛳ To score an eagle

to eagling

8.9

To score two strokes under par on a hole in golf

verb
/ˈiːɡlɪŋ/

Jargon

: eagle

She surprised everyone by eagling the final hole to win the tournament.

Examples

After a perfect drive and approach, he was close to eagling the par-five.
Many golfers dream of eagling at least one hole in their careers.
She surprised everyone by eagling the final hole to win the tournament.
He just eagled the 7th hole!
She eagled the par 5 hole during the tournament.
After a perfect drive and approach, he was close to eagling the par-five.
Many golfers dream of eagling at least one hole in their careers.

Synonyms

to eagle

vsto eagling

Jargon

1 8.3

To score two under par on a single hole

is the -ing verb form naming that action rather than the base verb

Surface Forms

eagling infinitive

eagled past

eagled past participle

eagling present participle

eagles third person singular

Morphology

eagling = eagle (transparent) = eagle + ing

Present-participle/gerund formation from the verb 'eagle' using the productive '-ing' suffix, clearly expressing the action.

Etymology

Eagling as a verb comes from the golf term eagle, made because an eagle is larger than a 'birdie', and it means to score two strokes under 'par', the usual number of shots for the hole.