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best-ball

British  

adjective

  1. golf of, relating to, or denoting a match in which one player competes against the best individual totals of two or more other players at each hole

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cantlay and Schauffele opened with a record 59 in best-ball play Thursday, and began Sunday at 29 under after shattering the 54-hole record of 23 under.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2022

The format shifts back to the best-ball Saturday.

From Seattle Times Apr. 22, 2022

In his two best-ball matches, he has recorded exactly one under-par score — an eagle Friday on the par-5 fifth — over 30 holes.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2021

Stricker’s job is to figure out how he’ll fit golf's most eccentric player onto a two-man team, whether in the best-ball or alternate-shot formats that make up the first two days.

From Fox News Sep. 17, 2021

MIDLAND, Mich. — Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn shot an 11-under 59 in best-ball play Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

From Washington Post Jul. 15, 2021

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