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Par (score) In golf, par is the predetermined number of strokes that a proficient (scratch, or zero handicap) [1] golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the pars of each round). [2] [3] For scoring purposes, a golfer's number of strokes is compared with the par ...
Nazi gold. Much of the focus of the discussion about Nazi gold ( German: Raubgold, "stolen gold") concerns how much of it Nazi Germany transferred to overseas banks during World War II. The Nazis looted the assets of their victims (including those in concentration camps) to accumulate wealth. In 1998, a Swiss commission estimated that the Swiss ...
The gold standard was the basis for the international monetary system from the 1870s to the early 1920s, and from the late 1920s to 1932 [1] [2] as well as from 1944 until 1971 when the United States unilaterally terminated convertibility of the US dollar to gold, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system. [3]
Fineness. The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which includes alloying base metals and any impurities. Alloy metals are added to increase hardness and durability of coins and jewelry, alter colors, decrease the cost per weight, or avoid ...
North Carolina was the site of the first gold rush in the United States, following the discovery of a 17-pound (7.7 kg) gold nugget by 12-year-old Conrad Reed in a creek at his father's farm in 1799. The Reed Gold Mine , southwest of Georgeville in Cabarrus County, North Carolina produced about 50,000 troy ounces (1,600 kg) of gold from lode ...
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, [2] [a] is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target; it is played using rules similar to golf. [4] The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes (baskets). Players complete a hole by throwing a disc from a tee pad or tee area toward a basket, throwing again from where the ...
Tom Watson won eight majors. Bobby Jones won four U.S. Opens and three Open Championships, for a total of seven majors. Arnold Palmer won seven majors. Gene Sarazen won seven majors. Sam Snead won seven majors. Harry Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times, and won one U.S. Open, for a total of seven majors. Nick Faldo won six majors.
Awards records. Woods has been the PGA Player of the Year a record eleven times. Woods has been the PGA Tour Player of the Year a record eleven times. Woods has been the PGA Tour Money Leader a record ten times. Woods has been the Vardon Trophy winner a record nine times. Woods has been the recipient of the Byron Nelson Award a record nine times.