Glossary/Scoring/Par

Par

Scoring

Each hole on a golf course has a designated score that is used to represent its difficulty. Pars range from 3 to 5 normally, although some courses have par 6 holes. The sum of the pars for all the holes totals the par for the course.

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Related Terms

Birdie

A score of one under the par of the hole.

Eagle

A score of two under the par for the hole. Therefore it is a score of 3 on a par 5, or 2 on a par 4.

Bogey

A score of one over the par of the hole.

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