Question

in golf, a players score on a hole is 0 if the player completes the hole in par. par is the number of strokes in which a golfer should complete a hole. in a golf match, scores are given both as a total number of strokes taken on all holes and as a value relative to par, such as -4 (\4 under par\) or +2 (\2 over par\). read the following news clipping. in the news! duke leads 2011 nationwide tour championship with scores of 72, 68, and 70 on his first three days, ken duke leads going into the last day of this four - day tournament. par for the 18 - hole golf course at daniel island in charleston, south carolina, is 72. source: www.pgatour.com (a) use the given news clipping to convert each of ken dukes scores for the first three days into a score relative to par. (enter your answers as a comma - separated list.) (b) in a golf tournament, a players daily scores are added. add ken dukes three daily scores to find his score, relative to par, for the first three days of the tournament. (c) dukes score on the fourth day was 68. what was his final score, relative to par, for the four - day tournament?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate scores relative to par for first 3 days

$72 - 72=0$, $68 - 72=- 4$, $70 - 72=-2$

Step2: Sum scores for first 3 days

$0+( - 4)+(-2)=-6$

Step3: Add fourth - day score

$-6+(68 - 72)=-6 - 4=-10$

Answer:

(a) 0, - 4, - 2
(b) - 6
(c) - 10