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The 22-year-old, who arrived as one of the favourites, ended the day on two under par.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A tricky back nine on her second round ended in style, as a birdie from the bunker on the 17th was followed by a par at the last.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He regained the lead with a birdie putt at No. 17 and finished the four rounds at seven-under par.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Maybe accidental spoilers are just par for the course?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
They weren’t particularly good-looking teeth, but that was par for the course during this time period.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
“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
Nine pars followed though before he finished bogey-double bogey.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 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
Then he used his frontalis, pars lateralis, to raise the outer half of his eyebrows.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Making his tournament debut, Bridgeman carded four birdies on the back nine, the last at No. 17, to pull even with McIlroy at five under and parred the 18th.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
When play resumed, Korda had a three-stroke lead over South Korea's Amy Yang, who parred 17 and 18 on Sunday to seize second on 206 with a closing 69.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
DeChambeau, who started the day two back, parred the first hole to forge the tie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
Before his ace, McIlroy had picked up a birdie on the 12th hole and parred the rest of his opening holes.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025
Compare the past participles osed, 971, mixed, 2533, parred, 2439, gadred, 2577; reft, 1367, wend, 2138, hyd, 1059; told, 1036, sold, 1638, wrouth = wrout, 1352.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
McIlory remained steady, parring the final seven holes, but failed to gain ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Fox had a late scare at the 17th but managed to limit the damage to just one dropped shot before safely parring the last.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
“It’s difficult to be out of a golf match if you’re parring all the holes.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2017
He hit every fairway after that, picking up that crucial birdie at No. 14 and parring his way home.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2014
Woods wasn't in a good spot, but he had a shot and he wound up parring the hole to secure his third straight major championship on his way to the Tiger Slam.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013
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