stroke play

noun

: golf competition scored by total number of strokes

Examples of stroke play in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It is designed solely for match play, not stroke play, and anyone out of contention is expected to pick up. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 This event features 35 LPGA winners over 72 holes of stroke play alongside a celebrity field of 50 competitors competing for a separate purse using a Modified Stableford points system. Jeff Babineau, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024 Capizzi and Mathur were eliminated during stroke play. Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023 The first two rounds Oct. 6-7 will consist of a two-person scramble, team aggregate stroke play format for the 12 teams that qualify through section championships and regional championships for the national championship. Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 27 July 2023 There are six golfers from Arizona in the field of 264, which will be reduced to the Round of 64 after the second day of stroke play Tuesday. Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022 The current format of stroke play followed by match play was adopted in 2009. Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023 There are 312 entrants in the tournament, which will feature 36 holes of stroke play before medalist honors are awarded. Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023 The tournament format begins with two rounds of stroke play. Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stroke play was in 1905

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“Stroke play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroke%20play. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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