three-ball match

American  

[three-bawl] / ˈθriˌbɔl /

noun

Golf.

1. a match among three players each of whom plays a ball.

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Etymology

Origin of three-ball match

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Where, in a three-ball match, at any teeing-ground no player is entitled to claim the honour from both opponents, the same order of striking shall be followed as at the previous teeing-ground.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry

Daphne, Berry and I were playing a three-ball match, while Jill and Jonah—who had sprained his wrist—were walking round with us.

From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford

"I believe it is the law that there are no stymies in a three-ball match."

From The Man Who Rose Again by Hocking, Joseph

"Come, too, Foljambe, and we'll have a three-ball match."

From Queen Lucia by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)

If in a three-ball match a player's ball strike or be moved by an opponent or an opponent's caddie or clubs, that opponent shall lose the hole to the player.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry