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match play
noun
- play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won by each side.
match play
noun
- golf Compare Stableford stroke play
- scoring according to the number of holes won and lost
- ( as modifier )
a matchplay tournament
Derived Forms
- match player, noun
Other Words From
- match player noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of match play1
Example Sentences
If this were 1974, TV fans could have seen this knock-down, grudge match play out in real time.
Woods will be among 264 players who will go through 36 holes of stroke play on the North and South courses at Oakland Hills to determine which 64 players advance to match play.
Rachel Heck delivered the final point in a 3-2 victory and the celebration was on for Stanford, the No. 1 team and the top seed going into match play.
We'll see if that has any impact on how the match plays out.
The top-ranked Korda was tied for fifth place with Narin An when she finished her round, and the top eight advance to match play Saturday.
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