pars
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pars
From Latin
Example Sentences
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“I’m trying to keep the same mindset,” Morikawa said after six birdies, nine pars and three bogeys left him in a six-way tie for fifth at three under.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Jeeno, the defending champion, reeled off nine birdies and nine pars in a flawless second round at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, to move to 14 under at the halfway stage.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
Volatility matters too—because of the format, a player who birdies half the holes and bogeys the other half can be more valuable than someone who cards 18 pars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025
But scrambling pars, first from the ravine on the long par-three 16th, and then after a wild drive on 17, saw his round peter out.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025
Then he used his frontalis, pars lateralis, to raise the outer half of his eyebrows.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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