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The 17th tee of The Bear Trap at the Cognizant Classic of the Palm Beaches at PGA National on February 21, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. ... HSBC Women's World Championship, Singapore, Feb ...
The first Par 3 Contest was held before the 1960 tournament, and was won by three-time Masters champion Sam Snead. [2] The contest takes place in a single round on a nine-hole, par-27 course in the northeast corner of the club's grounds, designed in 1958 by George Cobb and club founder Clifford Roberts. [1] [3] [4]
A "par-3" course has either 9 or 18 holes, and the distance of each hole is a par 3 rating (typically 240 yards or less from the "men's" tee), with no par-4 or par-5 holes mandating shots through the green (though, occasionally, a "par-3" course may feature a par-4 or even a par-5 hole).
For women, par-3 holes will be under 220 yards (200 m) from the tee to the green, par-4 holes will be 200–420 yards (180–380 m), par-5 holes will be 370–600 yards (340–550 m) and par-6 holes will be over 570 yards (520 m) [5] These boundaries are commonly extended or shortened for elite or non-elite tournament players, who will often ...
The front, left and right sides of the tee are denoted by the outer edges of the tee markers, assuming the perspective of a player standing in the teeing ground and facing the hole. The teeing ground is two club-lengths in depth. Playing from outside the teeing area or from the wrong tee is a breach of the rules of golf. [1] [2]
The social-media celebrity grew to fame in just a few short years after her brief professional golf career, thanks to her flirtatious social-media posts and flattering pictures.
For example, in an 18-hole match, the first hole is a par-4 and Player A scores a 3 (birdie) and Player B scores a 4 (par); Player A is now 1-up with 17 to play. In the same match on the second hole, a par-5, Player A takes 8 strokes and Player B takes 5 (par); Player B wins the hole and the match is now tied (or "all square") with 16 to play.
From the green tees, the course measures 6,652 yards and is par 72. From the white tees, the course measures 6,325 yards (5,784 m) and is par 72. From the red tees, the course measures 5,539 yards (5,065 m) and is par 73. In its listing of the "Top 100 Courses in the U.S.", GOLF Magazine selected the Lower Course as 22nd in 1995, 1997, and 1999.