: relating to or being a golf match in which three players compete against one another with each playing a single ball

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of three-ball was in 1839

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“Three-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-ball. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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