''Par 27'' is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
sports television series which aired on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
from 1978 to 1980.
Premise
Each episode featured a contest between two golfers who each played nine balls towards a hole. Each shot was rated at
par 3, thus the total of "Par 27" per player. Of the nine shots per player, three were from the tee, three were situated 50 yards from the green and the remaining three from a bunker.
Al Balding
Allan George Balding (April 29, 1924 – July 30, 2006) was a Canadian professional golfer, who won four events on the PGA Tour. In 1955 he became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in the United States; Canadians Ken Black (1936 Vancouve ...
and
Bob Panasik provided commentary with host
Ernie Afaganis
Ernie Afaganis (born ) is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Career
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Washington University, Afaganis returned to Alberta where i ...
.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Saturday afternoons as follows:
See also
* ''
Golf With Stan Leonard''
* ''
Tee to Green''
References
External links
*
CBC Television original programming
1978 Canadian television series debuts
1980 Canadian television series endings
1970s Canadian sports television series
1980s Canadian sports television series
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