February 10 2011
4:44 PM
Cejka makes rare albatross
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – No, your eyes are not deceiving you.
Alex Cejka did start the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a double eagle on the 10th hole at Monterey Peninsula Country Club. He had 240 yards for his approach and used a 3-wood.
The albatross has given Cejka a one-stroke lead over his playing partner Kevin Sutherland, who eagled No. 10, and Andres Romero, who is also playing Monterey Peninsula but started on the front nine.
Cejka’s double eagle is the first of 2011 and just the 11th since the start of the 2009 season.
Click here for Cejka’s first-round scorecard.
DOUBLE EAGLES IN 2010
| Player | Tournament | Course | Hole | Round |
| Carl Pettersson | Bob Hope Classic | La Quinta | 5th | 3rd |
| Steve Wheatcroft | St. Jude Classic | TPC Southwind | 3rd | 2nd |
| Shaun Micheel | U.S. Open | Pebble Beach | 6th | 4th |
| Shiv Kapur | Reno-Tahoe Open | Montreux | 9th | 2nd |
| Vijay Singh | Deutsche Bank | TPC Boston | 2nd | 3rd |
| Johnson Wagner | Viking Classic | Annandale | 7th | 2st |
DOUBLE EAGLES IN 2009
| Player | Tournament | Course | Hole | Round |
| Matthew Borchert | Valero Texas Open | LaCantera | 14th | 2nd |
| Paul Lawrie | British Open | Ailsa Champ. | 7th | 4th |
| John Senden | Deutsche Bank | TPC Boston | 2nd | 2nd |
| Nicholas Thompson | Frys.com Open | Grayhawk | 11th | 3rd |
