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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Despite the announcement of eight minutes of stoppage time, the referee let the match play until the 105th minute.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Stroke play continues through Monday, after which an individual champion is crowned and the team field is pared to eight for match play Tuesday and Wednesday.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
Stroke play continues through Monday, after which an individual champion is crowned and the team field is pared to eight for match play Tuesday and Wednesday.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for match play
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“Match play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20play. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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