Complex sentence: If a course has a par of 72 and a golfer takes 75 strokes to complete the course, the reported score is +3, or "three-over-par", taking three shots more than par to complete the course.
Split into simpler sentences: If a course has a par of 72 and a golfer takes 75 strokes to complete the course, the golfer's reported score is +3, or "three-over-par". This means that the golfer has taken three shots more than par to complete the course.