Making an eagle is difficult. The leader on the PGA Tour this year is Kyle Stanley with 10. Nobody else has double-digit eagles on the season. That's why what happened this week with Tyrrell Hatton and Kurt Slattery was so flabbergasting.

Some folks in golf media like to refer to back-to-back eagles as "The American." It's cheeky and fun, and I absolutely love it. To make back-to-back eagles, you usually have to make a 3 on a par-5 and then either make an ace on a par-3 or hole out on a par-4.

Hatton actually went one better in a buddies round on Monday when he made an albatross (a 2 on a par-5) and then a hole-in-one. He played back-to-back holes in 5 under!

Slattery's effort was far more important. The former Western Illinois golfer made an eagle to tie for fourth in the Monday qualifier for the John Deere Classic. It was a 7-for-1 playoff, and Slattery holed out for eagle on the first playoff hole to get into the tournament. 

"I've been dreaming of this since I was seven-years-old at Highland Springs in Rock Island," an emotional Slattery told the Quad-City Times. "I just always believed in myself and knew I could do it. It feels so great to have done it."

"This is the best day of my life," said Slattery. "I am so excited for what lies ahead. And you know what, I'll go into John Deere with the utmost confidence that I can play with anybody in the world. And if I bring my 'A' game, I'll be ready to contend."