How to Use under par in a Sentence
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His tap-in birdie brought him back to four under par for the tournament.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 19 June 2022
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For the fourth straight year, the No. 1 seed starts out at 10 under par and with a two-shot lead before the first tee shot on Thursday.
—Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022
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There were 58 players under par on the North and 31 players under par on the South.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
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Of the 16 players currently under par, 12 have won at least one PGA Tour event.
—Mitchell Forde For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 July 2022
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Brooks Koepka currently is in the lead at 12 under par.
—Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
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Both players were 3-under on their rounds, with Fowler at 23 under par for the tournament.
—Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
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Through two rounds there were only 15 players under par and some of the biggest names in women's golf won't be around for the weekend, missing the cut at 5 over.
—Tom Canavan, ajc, 24 June 2023
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Fleetwood has posted a round of 69 to finish the tournament at 4 under par.
—Brad Thomas, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
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Nine players finished 10 under par or better, and Cameron Smith became the first player ever to shoot all four rounds in the 60s.
—Henri Hollis, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
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An eagle is two under par — a three on a par 5, typically.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 June 2022
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Patrick Smith/Getty Bradley broke the tournament record at 23 under par, notching his sixth career tour win.
—Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
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Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, begins the day with a two-shot lead at 13 under par.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 12 Feb. 2023
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Even Mickelson, who’d played miserably since joining LIV, walked up to the green shooting under par.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
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Johnson had entered the day at Portland’s Waverley Country Club clinging to a one-shot lead at 4 under par.
—Jodom, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
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Nine holes into his round, which had started on the 10th hole, a packed grandstand politely applauded when Fowler made a birdie putt to tie for the tournament lead at three under par.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 15 June 2023
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Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele, who both shot record-breaking first-round 62s, finished five and three under par — and tied for fifth and 10th overall — respectively.
—Herbert Lowe, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
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The pros often post final, four-day scores that flirt with (or exceed) 20 under par—an indication of the layout’s player-friendly design—but that only adds to its charm for the average golfer.
—Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022
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By late Thursday afternoon, Bryson DeChambeau was leading the tournament at seven under par.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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Cervantes played his best round of golf this season at the Mountain Lion invitational, hitting seven under par.
—Benjamin Yates, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2023
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Harman dominated the course, winning his first major championship at 13-strokes under par.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 27 July 2023
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Sophomore Isabella Piazza has been a key factor, consistently scoring under par.
—Benjamin Yates, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2023
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