Question

The results of the Atlantic Golf Tournament are given in this table.

Player

Jones
Chang Gomez Harrison
Score 3-over par 5-under par 2-under par 4-under par



Which lists the golfers in order from best (lowest score) to worst (highest score)?



In golf, par is a score of 0.



A.


Chang, Harrison, Gomez, Jones


B.


Gomez, Jones, Harrison, Chang


C.


Jones, Gomez, Harrison, Chang


D.


Harrison, Chang, Jones, Gomez

Answer 1

It's A, because you have Chang 5 under, Harrison 4 under, Gomez 2 under, and Jones 3 over.

Answer 2

Think of it like a number line, the person farthest into the negatives wins:
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
____l_____l_____l_____l_____l______l_____l_____l______l
^ ^ ^ ^
Chang Harrison Gomez Jones