Okay, so I got this idea the other day. I was watching some old golf highlights, and it got me thinking: how many total pars were there in the 2023 Masters? Sounds simple enough, right? But trust me, it turned into a bit of a rabbit hole.
First, I started Googling. I figured someone out there must have already done the math. I typed in “total pars 2023 Masters” and… nothing. Plenty of articles about the winners, the scores, the drama, but no mention of the total number of pars. Hmm, that is weird. I need to do it all by myself.
Next step, I went directly to the official Masters website. I mean, they must have all the data, right? I found the full scorecard section and started browsing. They listed every player, every round, every hole. Everything! It was amazing. But it still did not mention any info about my pars.
So, here’s where the real work began. I decided to open up a Google spreadsheet. I copied each player’s scores, for each round, into the sheet. It took some time and I was careful to do it right. I created columns for each player, each hole, and each round. It is a huge work to do.
Now, how do I calculate a par? Easy peasy. I just counted how many times the number “4” showed up for par-4 holes, how many times “3” showed up for par-3 holes, and how many times “5” showed up for par-5 holes. I used the COUNTIF function in the spreadsheet to do the counting for me. For example, for a par-4 hole, I used something like =COUNTIF(B2:B79, 4), where column B had all the scores for that hole. Then, I did the same thing for par-3 and par-5 holes. It is not that hard but it really took me a whole afternoon.
After that, it was simple addition. I summed up all those counts for each hole, each round, and boom! There was my number. Can you believe it? All that work for one simple number.
The Result
- Round 1: I counted a total of 498 pars.
- Round 2: This one had 506 pars.
- Round 3: Only 297 pars in this round, probably due to the weather or something.
- Round 4: The final round came in with 304 pars.
So, adding all those up, the grand total of pars for the 2023 Masters is… 1605! That’s a lot of pars, folks. And you know what? It felt pretty good to figure that out on my own. It’s like a little puzzle I solved, and now I’m sharing it with you all. Hope you enjoyed this little data adventure!
