to par

Examples

• All

• I I, I can't get you but but two and some change off of the the tee off the tee, but I'm still I'm I'm I'm still coming in for par guaranteed.

• You'd have to par the last five holes to tie Ted for the lead.

  The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

• We're gonna par this hole.

  The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

• When I par this one, we'll have to go at it again tomorrow.

  The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

• Maybe you will Par par, par birdie par.

• Anybody wanna bet me I can't par in with a 7-iron?

  Tin Cup (1996)

• He managed to par the difficult hole after weeks of practice.

• If she can par the last hole, she will secure her place in the tournament.

Synonyms

S

to save par

vsto par

• Jargon

1 7.2

Finish a golf hole using the allowed number of strokes after a mistake

achieve the hole's standard number of strokes without implying a rescue from failure

Idioms

P

par for the course

• Informal

14 4.7

A normal thing to expect in a situation

P

par excellence

• Formal

4 8.0

The best example of its kind

B

below par

• Informal

1 4.8

Worse than usual or expected in quality, performance and health

A

above par

1 4.2

Better than usual in quality, performance or value

Phrasal Verbs

S

to save par

• Jargon

1 7.2

Finish a golf hole using the allowed number of strokes after a mistake

Compounds

N

no-par stock

• Specialized

9.5

Stock without a fixed minimum price set by the company

N

no-par-value stock

• Specialized

7.9

A share that has no fixed value stated by the company

P

par value

• Specialized

6.6

The value written on a share or bond that the company sets, not the price people pay

How Bad

double-bogey

• Jargon

2 8.0

bogey

• Jargon

11 7.0

to par

• Jargon

1 7.4

birdie

• Jargon

13 6.0

Surface Forms

Etymology