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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Scottie Scheffler wins the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush by four shots, finishing with a score of 267 — 17 under par.
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The course at Oakmont frustrated many of the world’s best golfers at this year’s US Open and only one player, winner J.J. Spaun, finished under par.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Three other golfers sit at six under par, just two strokes behind Peterson: Callum Tarren, Chan Kim, and David Skinns.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Keegan Bradley set the record in ’23, winning it with 23 under par.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The course at Oakmont frustrated many of the world’s best golfers at this year’s US Open and only one player, winner J.J. Spaun, finished under par.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Three other golfers sit at six under par, just two strokes behind Peterson: Callum Tarren, Chan Kim, and David Skinns.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Keegan Bradley set the record in ’23, winning it with 23 under par.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
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“Under par.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20par. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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