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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Maverick McNealy The Dark Horse McNealy’s resurgence has caught attention, and his mix of accuracy and short-game touch fits well in match play.
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Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Many golf fans clamor for some sort of match play format, which no longer exists on the PGA Tour in any other tournament.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There, in the late summer sun as spectators watched each moment, five women fought for the final spot in the match play round of the Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Donegan had earlier survived a 20-for-17 playoff to earn his spot in match play.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Many golf fans clamor for some sort of match play format, which no longer exists on the PGA Tour in any other tournament.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There, in the late summer sun as spectators watched each moment, five women fought for the final spot in the match play round of the Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Donegan had earlier survived a 20-for-17 playoff to earn his spot in match play.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Match play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20play. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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