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

Sovero, 57, posted a 13-over 83 on Sunday for a weekend total of 23-over 163 to drop out of match play consideration. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

The first week will see the 32-player field split into eight groups of four that will compete in group match play across three days. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

So whether the new postseason format that CEO Brian Rolapp announced Tuesday — seven days of match play over two weeks in two cities — is an improvement over the previous iterations remains to be seen. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Expect live match play, player meet-and-greets and plenty of delicious dining and drinking. — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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