medal play

noun

, Golf.

1. play in which the score is reckoned by counting the strokes taken to complete the round.

medal play

noun

1. golf another name for stroke play

Word History and Origins

Origin of medal play¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Medal Play rules governed to-day, and the scoring was by strokes.

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Also, What happens when a bull sits on your ball— in match;  in medal play?

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Besides match and medal play, another species of competition has of late years been started, namely, "Bogey."

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The ordinary Rules of Golf, so far as they are not at variance with the special rules, shall apply to medal play.

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He always wants me to do that before he starts his medal play.

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