It is too mathematically improbable for a golf writer—or even a statistician—to calculate the odds of what Cameron Starr accomplished at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas on July 25, 2025. He made two albatrosses (the fancy word for a double eagle) in a single round. Here’s the story, and his reaction to a feat that perhaps has never happened before—and probably will never happen again.–By Brian Hurlburt, LasVegasGolfInsider.com
The estimated odds of making two double eagles in one round are roughly a trillion to one. Crazy, and seemingly impossible. Add in the fact that Starr was playing alongside the most recent PGA Tour winner, and the day starts to sound more like a Hollywood fantasy script.
But according to Starr and Ryan Gerard—winner of the 2025 Barracuda Championship—it really happened. Starr aced the par 4, 15th hole, then made a two on the par 5, 3rd hole on the course that is the former host of the PGA Tour’s Shriners Children’s Open and the site of Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tour victory, the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational.
To be fair, Starr’s “two” on the 3rd hole came on a hole that plays as a par 4 during PGA Tour events, but is a par 5 for daily play.
“It is definitely, in a weird way, historic,” Starr said via a Zoom interview. “I don’t think it’s ever been done before—at least not at a legitimate PGA Tour course. So, it’s pretty cool.”
Starr had once set his sights on a PGA Tour career, but recently decided to end his professional golf journey and begin regaining his amateur status. He was proud and thrilled for his good buddy Gerard, who was living the PGA Tour dream they once shared.
To celebrate Gerard’s victory, the two hit Las Vegas for some golf.
The first miracle came when Starr hit a 3-wood on the par 4, 15th, which was playing about 304 yards.
“Ryan was the one saying, ‘I think that’s going to go in’ as the ball was in the air, and then we saw it land in the perfect spot on the front of the green,” Starr said. “We couldn’t see the hole because the green is elevated. Then I said, ‘I think that just hit the pin, but I’m not too sure.’ When we got up there, he was saying, ‘I’m sure that went in.’ You don’t really believe it’s going to be in from 300+ yards.”
Starr followed up miracle number one with a big drive on the par 5, 3rd, then knocked a wedge in from 145 yards. The two were so certain lightning wouldn’t strike twice that Gerard was checking his phone when the ball landed.
“I saw where it landed and I heard it nick the pin,” Starr said. “I looked at him and said, ‘That just went in.’ He was like, ‘No, it didn’t.’ I said, ‘I’m telling you, it went in.'”
The response from friends and fellow golfers has been equal parts congratulatory and envious.
“A lot of people were super pumped,” Starr said. “Some of my really close friends told me to go ‘F myself.’ They couldn’t believe it. Mostly it’s just been how awesome it was, because it really was a cool moment. TPC Summerlin has been super generous—they’re going to send me a custom plaque.”