match play

Definition of match play

: 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 The field was whittled down by two rounds of stroke play before match play began Wednesday. — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, "Texas State's Evan White wins 95th Arizona Amateur Golf Championship," 3 Aug. 2019 Minnesota became the 27th state — Washington, D.C., has hosted too — with a U.S. men's national team match played within its borders. — Dave Campbell, courant.com, "Newcomer Boyd gets 2 goals for US in 4-0 win over Guyana," 19 June 2019 There were 1,273 matches played among the two Life Time venues and the University of Minnesota. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Father-son duo bring back national racquetball doubles titles," 14 Nov. 2019 Both matches played between the teams this season ended in draws. — Kevin Johnston, Indianapolis Star, "Indy Eleven to host Eastern Conference final after Tyler Pasher strike downs Nashville," 3 Nov. 2019 She was named the GNAC player of the week earlier this month after getting 17 kills in a three-set win over Western Oregon and 19 in a four-set win over Concordia-Portland in a pair of matches played in her home state of Oregon. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "For UAA volleyball player Vanessa Hayes, change is the only constant," 21 Nov. 2019 The first few single-player matches played beautifully, with crisp, smooth graphics and controls that made quick special moves easy to pull off. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Google Stadia launch review: Gaming’s “future” looks rough in the present," 18 Nov. 2019 There were 1,273 matches played among the two Life Time venues and the University of Minnesota. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Father-son duo bring back national racquetball doubles titles," 14 Nov. 2019 The Timbers-Sounders rivalry has long been the fiercest rivalry in MLS, and games between the two sides are often some of the loudest matches played within the league. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "Timbers Army stages protest at Timbers-Sounders game in response to MLS ban on ‘Iron Front’ symbol, political displays," 23 Aug. 2019

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“Match play.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20play. Accessed 20 January 2020.

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