stroke play

noun

: golf competition scored by total number of strokes

Examples of stroke play in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 30 teams and six additional individuals have three rounds of stroke play to cut the field in half. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024 The individual champion is determined by the four rounds of stroke play. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for stroke play 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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