The Clue
Linksman's standard (3 letter answer)
The Answer
PAR
Tags
Notes
The answer PAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
Related Clues
Average
___ avion
___ for the course
___ excellence
Norm
72, often
72, usually
Duffer's delight
Duffer's goal
Expected result
Figure to shoot for
Go for it
Golf goal
Golf score
Golfer's goal
Hole number
Hole number?
Hole stat
Just average
Kind of score
Norm for Norman
Normal condition
Normal level
Scorecard heading
Scorecard line
Shooter's target
Sports standard
Target score
Thing to shoot for
Watson concern
What's expected
It's frequently 72
One of nine numbers on a card
Number on a golf course
Number on a golf hole
Score to beat, in golf
Score that's "saved"
Securities' nominal value
Something good to shoot
Something to try to shoot
This is elementary for Watson
What concerns Watson
Get a 3 on a 3, e.g.
Score between a birdie and a bogey
It's bad to be over it
Definition
PAR as a noun:
1. (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"
2. (equality, equivalence, equation, par) = a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"
PAR as a verb:
1. make a score (on a hole) equal to par