What Does Par Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Scoring
Golf term
Par
Par in practice
Par is the baseline every other scoring term is measured against. A par-4 assumes two shots to the green and two putts. "Even par" means you matched the course total exactly; "three over" means three strokes above it.
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