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Players Championship: Harris English fires historic albatross

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Harris English made a sensational albatross-two at the par-five 11th

Harris English joined an elite group of players by firing an unlikely albatross during the opening round of the Players Championship.

Day one at the Players
Day one at the Players

Relive the opening round of the 2019 Players Championship.

The 29-year-old was one-over par when he made his way to the par-five 11th, where he nailed his drive down the right side of the fairway.

English attacked the pin with his second shot and saw his 236-yard approach carry the bunker and stop 10 feet short of the flag, before kicking on a trickling into the middle the cup for an eagle-two.

Image: English is chasing a first PGA Tour victory since 2013

The albatross was only the second ever recorded at the par-five 11th and just the fifth in Players Championship history, with the hole-out lifting English to two under.

English went on to par his final seven holes to close out a two-under, keeping him five strokes back from early pacesetter Tommy Fleetwood.

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