par
63
5.0
- noun
- /pɑr/
- Jargon
:
par
- The outcome will not be up to par, and we should tell them that.
Examples
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Graham has been feeling a bit 'below par' recently.
Academic text (2015) -
While each hole has a par, what makes one hole or a course 'good?'
Blog text (17) -
The standard "par score" for a hole is three tosses, although extremely long holes may have a higher par.
Academic text (2013) -
I got par on eight holes and two birdies, and then I miss a putt that long.
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And Mickelson here, trying to save par, and there's Mickelson's wife.
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Johnson was out of several holes but birdied the par-5 14th as well as the 17th.
Blog text (1) -
He shot a 5-under-par 67 with Lee Trevino one stroke back at 68.
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He confidently approached the tee box, knowing that making par on this hole was a realistic goal.
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The golfer was pleased to finish the round with a total score of par.
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At the championship course, the par for the 18 holes is set at 72.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
The value written on a share or bond that the company sets, not the price people pay
How Good
- Jargon
- Jargon
1
8.3
- Jargon
13
6.0
- Jargon
63
5.0
- Jargon
11
7.0
- Jargon
1
6.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Par (golf) comes from an old word par that meant 'equal' or the normal amount, so it became the 'standard' number of strokes a good player should take on a hole.