Historical clue formulations

• Hits the mark, in a way — 2026-08-29
• Common occurrences for scratch golfers — 2026-07-12
• Links numbers — 2026-01-06
• Links figures — 2025-01-09
• Target scores — 2024-12-28
• Avoids a bogey, perhaps — 2021-08-22
• Course standards — 2021-04-04
• Standards — 2018-10-06
• Numbers on a golf course — 2017-10-31
• 3, 4, 5 and occasionally more — 2017-03-11
• Scorecard figures — 2016-04-08
• Some scores in 34-Down — 2015-08-12
• 3, 4 and 5, on golf courses — 2015-08-10
• Ends up even — 2014-04-24
• Fours on a course, often — 2014-01-28
• Course data — 2013-10-05
• Golf scorecard numbers — 2013-04-29
• Scorecard data — 2011-03-12
• Three, four and five, usually — 2011-01-09
• Most are 3, 4 or 5 — 2007-10-11
• Course guides? — 2005-02-18
• Links numbers — 2004-12-21
• 3, 4 and 5, but rarely 6 — 2004-05-14
• Scores to shoot for — 2002-06-10
• Shoots well — 2000-07-30
• Shoots satisfactorily — 1999-07-30
• Links numbers — 1999-07-20
• Scores 72 on a 72 course — 1998-03-09
• Average figures — 1997-05-06
• Shoots an average score — 1993-12-29