stroke play

noun

: golf competition scored by total number of strokes

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To advance to the final, both players had to survive the cut after 36 holes of stroke play and then defeat four opponents in match play. Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025 It’s become a controversial aspect of the championships since match play was added in 2015, negating historic stroke play results in the name of television drama. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 Another four-round, 72-hole stroke play tournament. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 Ben Griffin is the rare U.S. Open rookie with multiple PGA Tour wins under his belt, having claimed a team win in New Orleans and his first stroke play title in Colonial this spring. Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for stroke play

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stroke play was in 1905

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“Stroke play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroke%20play. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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