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 committee is currently evaluating an implementation of match play into the playoffs, too.
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Television partners have favored match play, though top players have questioned why golf should have stroke play all year and have a different format for the biggest prize.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Kress has proven at his best in the cauldron, going 5-1 in match play during Florida’s 2023 and 2025 SEC title runs.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
There are five 18-hole rounds of match play, followed by a 36-hole championship match.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Television partners have favored match play, though top players have questioned why golf should have stroke play all year and have a different format for the biggest prize.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
Kress has proven at his best in the cauldron, going 5-1 in match play during Florida’s 2023 and 2025 SEC title runs.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
There are five 18-hole rounds of match play, followed by a 36-hole championship match.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Match play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20play. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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