stroke play

noun

: golf competition scored by total number of strokes

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Net divisions are flighted by handicap, so the competition is a net, stroke play event that offers a level playing field and pays out nearly 300 winners. Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 After two days of stroke play, Johnson was the medalist at 6-under and Brozena was third at 3-under. Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025 Charlie would have had to score well under par at Trinity Forest to even hope to advance past the stroke play stage. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025 The women begin Friday with four days of stroke play to crown the individual champion, followed by two days of match play to determine the team title. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stroke play

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 9 Sep. 2025.

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