under par
idiom
: worse than expected : not very good
Our meal was under par.
I'm feeling a little under par.
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Dylan Lissy shot a one-under par 34, and Eli Hamelsky shot an even par 35 as Beaver defeated Bancroft 6-0 in a NEPSAC Eastern Independent League contest.
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Lizama shot 8 under par to win the boys’ title, ending his junior career with a celebratory soak from friends and family.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Scotsman Robert MacIntyre was pleased to have made the cut with a birdie on the last on Friday evening but when a rare second cut was made to shorten the field for the final day, the 29-year-old from Oban was on the wrong side of the line when finishing 2 under par.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
However, while the American had some early slip-ups, the European managed to maintain a steady pace and even carded under par to take the title.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Lizama shot 8 under par to win the boys’ title, ending his junior career with a celebratory soak from friends and family.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Scotsman Robert MacIntyre was pleased to have made the cut with a birdie on the last on Friday evening but when a rare second cut was made to shorten the field for the final day, the 29-year-old from Oban was on the wrong side of the line when finishing 2 under par.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
However, while the American had some early slip-ups, the European managed to maintain a steady pace and even carded under par to take the title.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Under par.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20par. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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