How to Use under par in a Sentence
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Expect the pros to shoot well under par this week.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
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Åberg shot 10-under par through his first three rounds.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
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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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Burns did well himself to finish in a tie for fourth at 10-under par.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
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That means a winning score in double digits under par may be tougher to come by this year.
—Sam Crenshaw, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Johnson set a record with a final score of 20-under par.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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This was shaping up to be a wild chase to the finish, with only four players under par.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
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Only four players wound up under par for the tournament.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, Knapp shot three under par to maintain his lead.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Young and Matt Fitzpatrick stood at the final tee box tied at 13 under par.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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McIlroy ended the round at top of the leaderboard at 12-under par.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Keegan Bradley set the record in ’23, winning it with 23 under par.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
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Scheffler, who was 12-under par through three rounds, said Wednesday that players want to see a fair test of golf.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
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There were 56 players under par on the North and 30 under par on the South.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
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Just behind those golfers, there are another four golfers at 12 under par, just three strokes behind the leader.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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Only nine of the 156 golfers finished under par, and no one else was better than 6-under.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
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Scheffler shot 2 under par despite losing strokes to the field putting and carding 5s on each of the last three par 5s.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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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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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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Penge surged to the lead with birdies on five of the last seven holes, then watched as Bridgeman closed with three birdies to catch him at 12 under par.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
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Sitting in second place is Scottie Scheffler at 9-under par.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
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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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Fueled by those eagles, Åberg has mauled the par 5s to the tune of 8 under par, two strokes better than anyone else through two days.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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Entering Sunday, he was tied with Young atop the leaderboard at 11 strokes under par.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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Ludvig Åberg shooting a 2-under 68 to move to 10-under par.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
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Phillips was 1 under par in the second round and ended up finishing the tournament tied for 14th.
—Alex Valdes, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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Rickie Fowler is projected in 32nd place after a 67 to move to 6-under par.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
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As Thursday’s opening round ended, just 10 players were under par and the course had lived up to its reputation.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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The Scotsman is 14-under par through two rounds after following up his 62 with a 64.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
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Zoeller and Norman were the only players to shoot under par in the four regulation rounds, going 4-under.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
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