match play
noun
: golf competition in which the winner is the person or team winning the greater number of holes compare stroke play
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The format is match play, which does not always favor the best team.
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Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
The motif for Sun Day Red — a reference to Woods' penchant for wearing red on the final day of weekend match play — will incorporate Woods’ 15 major championships into the logo of a tiger stretched.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
That’s not a lot of match play for someone who’s been away from the game.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024
Bryant then defeated Charlotte Hillary (Englewood, Colorado), 2&1 in the first round of match play; then Julia Zigrossi (Spencersport, New York), 7&5 before falling in the semifinals to Birmingham Alabama’s Scarlett Schremmer, 2&1 in the semifinal match at the Doherty.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
Both sides will tee up in a match play tournament at Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
The Plano Prestonwood Christian and Texas A&M alum shot a 75 in the second round of stroke play but still earned co-medalist honors and the top seed for match play, where she was eliminated in the first round.
—Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
The 44th edition of the biennial Ryder Cup competition will pit the best male golfers from the United States against the best from Europe in a unique team match play format.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
The Florida men’s golf team survived a gauntlet and a grind during Wednesday’s NCAA Men’s Golf Championship match play final against Georgia Tech.
—Cameron Jourdan, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
The motif for Sun Day Red — a reference to Woods' penchant for wearing red on the final day of weekend match play — will incorporate Woods’ 15 major championships into the logo of a tiger stretched.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
That’s not a lot of match play for someone who’s been away from the game.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024
Bryant then defeated Charlotte Hillary (Englewood, Colorado), 2&1 in the first round of match play; then Julia Zigrossi (Spencersport, New York), 7&5 before falling in the semifinals to Birmingham Alabama’s Scarlett Schremmer, 2&1 in the semifinal match at the Doherty.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
Both sides will tee up in a match play tournament at Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
The Plano Prestonwood Christian and Texas A&M alum shot a 75 in the second round of stroke play but still earned co-medalist honors and the top seed for match play, where she was eliminated in the first round.
—Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
The 44th edition of the biennial Ryder Cup competition will pit the best male golfers from the United States against the best from Europe in a unique team match play format.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
The Florida men’s golf team survived a gauntlet and a grind during Wednesday’s NCAA Men’s Golf Championship match play final against Georgia Tech.
—Cameron Jourdan, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
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“Match play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20play. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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