Royal Lytham and St. Annes has a par 3 as the opening hole, it plays 206 yards from the Championship tee. It will host The Open in 2012.
Depends on where the par 3 falls on the golf course. Obviously if the first hole is a par 3, then nothing comes before it, however if the par 3 is the 17th hole then the answer would be the 16th holes comes before the par 3.
The first shot on a par three, just like the first shot on any hole is called the tee shot. There is no special name for it.
Par for the hole.
Par is set by the course designer and will yake into account the length of the hole and potential difficulty. Usually a par 72 course will have 2-4 par five hole and the same number of par 3 holes. All other will be par 4. This is a classic or historical course design.
Birdie: one under par for that hole e.g. 3 on a par 4 Bogey: one over the par for that hole e.g. 5 on a par 4 eagle: two under the par for that hole e.g 3 on a par 5 or 2 on a par 4
It's an eagle. 1 under par on a hole = birdie 2 under par on a hole = eagle 3 under par on a hole = double eagle
A birdie is a hole played one stroke under par.
A birdie is one stroke under par on a given hole.
The par for the 18th hole at a golf course is typically 4.
Yes, there is no professionally accepted hole to have any higher than a par of 5.
On standard golf courses holes usually vary between par 3, par 4 and par 5. A complete round is usually par 72 - an average of 4 for each hole.Par here refers to the number of stroke a first-class player ought to require to complete the hole.
One under par on a hole is called a "birdie".