under par
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However, the LIV golfer quickly assessed the bigger picture and takes salvation from the fact he set the clubhouse lead at eight under par.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In fact, when Brooks Koepka won at Shinnecock eight years ago, it marked the last time that a major championship didn’t have a single player finish under par.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Opens at Shinnecock, dating back to 1986, the average round was 4.2 over and only three of the 624 players have finished under par for the week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Hull and Gabby Lopez, who also finished seven under par, had to share second place - Hull's fifth runner-up finish in the majors.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Hence the violence of these diseases is greater when they attack a person already predisposed to sthenic diathesis, but much more mild when the excitement is rather under par.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
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