that have holes with shared fairways or greens. There are also courses with a non-standard number of holes, such as 12 or 14.

The vast majority of golf courses have holes of varying length and difficulty that are assigned a standard score, known as par, that a proficient player should be able to achieve; this is usually three, four or five strokes. Par-3 courses consist of holes all of which have a par of three. Short courses have gained in popularity; these consist of mostly par 3 holes, but often