Definition of match play
: golf competition in which the winner is the person or team winning the greater number of holes — compare stroke play
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Just one bad day, or running into a hot player during match play, could end Shepherd's week.
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The first two rounds of match play are scheduled for Wednesday at George Wright.
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The Philadelphia Amateur continues Wednesday with the first and second rounds of match play.
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Upon its conclusion, the low 32 will advance to match play on Wednesday, also at George Wright.
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Williams, who earned her 90th career win in 100 matches played at Wimbledon with the Rodina match, will play unseeded Camila Giorgi of Italy in the quarterfinals Tuesday.
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The tournament began with two rounds of stroke play, with the top 32 players advancing to match play.
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As fans turn their attention to the matches played in Russia, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials at ports of entry are focused on catching counterfeit merchandise that arrives at U.S. borders.
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There's cricket on TV, cricket on the radio and tens of thousands of matches played across India every day in alleys, streets and dirt fields.
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First Known Use of match play
1893
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