That means that the par for the course is 71. And THAT means that if you get par on every hole it will equal 71.
Charlotte Golf Links is situated in North California features 6,700 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71, Charlotte Golf Course is designed by Tom Doak and opened in 1993.
A par is a certain ammount of strokes you hit the ball with in golf. If you hit under the ammount of par it is reffered to as an under par. Which is different depending on the difficulty.
Pleasant Point and Geraldine (both in South Canterbury, New Zealand)
two under par
one under par for that hole is par 4 and you get 3
One over par on a hole.
You've done it in 5 shots
5 under par
You make a good point, it is a strange one. But in this context par is meant to mean, the average, of the usual quality etc, so below par essentially means sub standard, and has nothing to do with golf.
REPORT ON PAR GOLF CARTS
a 2 on a par 5
If you mean a 245 yard golf "hole" The USGA states that holes under 250 yards are par 3. Holes 250 to 475 are par 4 and holes over 475 are par 5.