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A hole score of two strokes fewer than par (two under par, −2) is known as an eagle, e.g. 2 strokes to complete a par 4 hole or 3 strokes on a par 5 hole. [2] The name "eagle" was used to represent a better score than a birdie due to it being a relatively large bird. [6]
A Lim Kim leads by 3 strokes midway through LPGA season opener, with Nelly Korda 4 back ... and four shots better than Korda, who was even par for the tournament through her first 22 holes but ...
Double bogey or worse (2 strokes or more over par) This points scale encourages aggressive play, since the reward for scoring under par is higher than the penalty for scoring over par. The maximum score is two strokes over par; once a player has made his shot and is one stroke over par, he may concede, pick up the ball, take a double bogey, and ...
Par 3, 4 and 5 holes are commonplace on golf courses; far more rarely, courses may feature par-6 and even par-7 holes. For men, a typical par-3 hole is less than 250 yards (230 m) in length, with a par-4 hole ranging between 251–450 yards (230–411 m), and a par-5 hole being longer than 450 yards (410 m); for women these boundaries are lower ...
Golfers play as normal, counting the strokes taken on a given hole. The golfer with the lowest score on a given hole receives one point. If the golfers tie, then the hole is tied (or halved). For example, in an 18-hole match, the first hole is a par-4 and Player A scores a 3 (birdie) and Player B scores a 4 (par); Player A is now 1-up with 17 ...
Cunningham made it 112-109 with a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, but Garland hit a free throw to make it a two-possession game. Garland's deep buzzer-beating 3-pointer gives Cavs 118-115 win over ...
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Bryson DeChambeau got up and down from 50 yards out of a bunker on the final hole to save par and win his second U.S. Open title, [3] one stroke ahead of Rory McIlroy. McIlroy had the solo lead at 8-under with four holes remaining, but made three bogeys on the final stretch, including missing a two-foot par putt on 16 and a three-foot par putt ...