Portola Valley is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. It was named for Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola, portolÃ¡ who led the first party Of europeans to explore The San Francisco peninsula in. 1769 the population 4,353 4353 at the 2010. census
In golf, par is the pre-determined number of strokes that a scratch (or 0 handicap) 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). golfer's score is compared with the par score. If a course has a par of 72 and a golfer takes 75 strokes to complete the course, the reported score is +3, or three-over-par, taking three shots more than par to complete the course. If a golfer takes 70 strokes, their reported score is â2, or two-under-par.
The term âgeneral penaltyâ refers to a penalty of loss of hole in match or a penalty of two strokes in stroke play. âGround under repairâ is any part of the course so marked by the Committee. Ground under repair includes material piled for removal and a hole made by a greenkeeper, even if not so marked.