Why do Americans call an albatross a double eagle?
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Before the USA abandoned the gold standard in 1933, a USD 10.00 gold coin was called an Eagle and the USD 20.00 gold coin was a Double Eagle. read more
Where the term "double eagle" came from is one of golf's mysteries, and it simply doesn't add up. A birdie is universally known as a score of 1-under par on a hole. An eagle is 2-under par. Double that — a double eagle — and it would be 4-under par. "That's American mathematics for you," Hunter Mahan said. read more
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