Other forms: pars
Par is the number of strokes a hole is supposed to take. Under par, a par four, finish on par.
Each hole has one and the course total is the sum, so scores are reported as strokes against it — three under par rather than sixty-nine. Below par means worse than usual in ordinary speech and better than expected in golf, which is a genuine trap. On a par with means equal to.
1nounparThe number of strokes a hole is supposed to take.
“The fifth hole is a par three, but I took six shots.”
par is a standard score.
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA