pars
Americannoun
plural
partesEtymology
Origin of pars
From Latin
Example Sentences
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"He was making a lot of pars and then obviously at the end Kurt did what he did and Adam posted and I started to make a couple birdies," McIlroy said.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
A bogey on No. 6 was followed by two pars and three consecutive birdies that stretched the margin to six.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 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
A 15-foot birdie putt on the 16th - a hole named Calamity Corner - took him to 14 under and two closing pars cemented his lead.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025
It is almost impossible to tighten the orbicularis oculi, pars orbitalis on demand, and it is equally difficult to stop it from tightening when we smile at something genuinely pleasurable.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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