STUMPERS XLV

1. With one exception, it is bad to be below this. What is "this" and what is the exception?

2. Three living creatures were outside a building. Only one creature moved itself, but all three entered the building at the same time. There was nothing particularly unusual about this. Who were the three living creatures?

HINTS:
1. Think sports.
2. One of the "creatures"  was a woman.

Answer:

1. "This" is PAR, and the exception is GOLF. 

2. The three living creatures were a pregnant woman carrying her small child in her arms.