Question

A golfer played 7 rounds of golf with the following scores: 1 round at 3 over par, 2 rounds with 1 over par, 3 rounds with 3 under par, and the last round at 1 under par. How did she finish with respect to par?

Answer 1

To determine how the golfer ended in terms of par, tally up all of her scores and deduct them from the total par for the seven rounds.

The total par for seven rounds multiply by eighteen is 126 (assuming the course is a regular par 72).

The golfer's score in relation to par for each round is:

1 round at 3 over par = 75 (72 + 3)

2 rounds with 1 over par = 73 (72 + 1) x 2 = 146

3 rounds with 3 under par = 69 (72 - 3) x 3 = 207

1 round at 1 under par = 71 (72 - 1)

you add all the pars working above, which is

75 + 146 + 207 + 71 = 499

Her score of 499 is 27 below par (126 - 499 = -373), meaning she ended significantly below par.