<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>What was the To par for United States golfer fred couples?

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE table_name_17 (to_par VARCHAR, country VARCHAR, player VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT to_par FROM table_name_17 WHERE country = "united states" AND player = "fred couples"</codeend><|end|>