Par (score)
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In golf, par is the predetermined number of strokes that a proficient (scratch, or zero handicap)[1] golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the pars of each round).[2][3] For scoring purposes, a golfer's number of strokes is compared with the par score to determine how much the golfer was either "over par", "under par", or was "even with/equal to par".[4]
Holes are generally assigned par values between three and five based on the distance from the teeing ground to the putting green, and occasionally other factors such as terrain and obstacles.[5] A typical 18-hole golf course will have a total par around 72,[2] and a 9-hole par-3 course (where all holes are rated as par 3) will have a total par of 27.