par-three

[pahr-three]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or noting a small-scale golf course, usually having 18 holes of 150 yards (137 meters) in length from tee to cup on 7 to 40 acres (3 to 16 hectares) of land.

Example Sentences

Jeeno, who led by three strokes when the day began, shook off her start with birdies at the par-four fourth, par-three fifth and par-five sixth holes.

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Corpuz answered her lone bogey at the third hole with birdies on the next four, another to begin the back nine and two more at the par-three 16th and par-five 17th.

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Grant led Kupcho by a stroke entering the final round and birdied the second, fifth, par-five seventh and par-three ninth holes to make the turn with a three-stroke lead over Kupcho, who made four birdies and two bogeys on the front nine.

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World number 53 Grant birdied the par-five 14th and 40th-ranked Kupcho answered with a birdie at the par-three 15th, pulling within three with three to play.

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American Brooke Matthews made a hole-in-one at the 140-yard par-three 12th hole with a nine-iron, She shot 65 to finish on 268 for the first ace of her life.

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