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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]
birdie A scoring term used when a player finishes a hole in one fewer strokes than par. A two-stroke on a par 3, a three-stroke on a par 4, or a four-stroke on a par 5 all qualify. bogey A scoring term used when a player finishes a hole in one more stroke than par.
Par, or bogey, is a scoring system used mostly in amateur and club golf.It is a stroke play format played against the course, with match play scoring based on the number of strokes taken on each hole compared to a fixed score, [1] usually the par or bogey; in this context, bogey is meant in the traditional sense as the score a good player would expect on the hole, usually par but occasionally ...
Matsuyama had a bogey-free round, including birdies on two of the three par-3 holes. ... Bradley did better than birdie on No. 18. It was the first eagle of the tournament on that hole.
The margin was four shots going to the back nine even after Matsuyama's bogey on the par-4 seventh marked just his second bogey of the tournament. Morikawa's birdie on the 15th hole closed the gap ...
Conners holed a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th, followed with two medium-range birdie putts and two-putted from the front of the green on the 18th for another birdie and a 66. Detry was 6 ...
References External links 0–9 19th hole The clubhouse bar. A ace When a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the hole with one stroke. Also called a hole in one. address The act of taking a stance and placing the club-head behind the golf ball. If the ball moves once a player has addressed the ball, there is a one-stroke penalty, unless it is clear that the actions of the player ...
Matsuyama quickly atoned for an early bogey by drilling a 3-wood over the water to 15 feet and making the eagle putt. He kept adding birdies the rest of the day in more steamy weather and no one ...