match play

noun

: golf competition in which the winner is the person or team winning the greater number of holes compare stroke play

Examples of match play in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maclauchlan’s younger brother, Liam, caddied for his brother after missing the cut for match play. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

The leagues are eight weeks, with different formats like head-to-head match play or the tag-team alternate shot each week. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Brewhouse Cafe in South downtown is nearly full with customers in Atlanta while the Belgium-Egypt World Cup match plays on TV on Monday, June 15, 2026. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

After a break, even a player in her prime needs the pressure of match play to scrub off the rust. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for match play

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway