four-ball match
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of four-ball match
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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He and Scheffler combined to win their four-ball match Saturday, and on Sunday DeChambeau beat Sergio Garcia to put the U.S. to within a half-point of victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2021
They were in sync, but not in an advantageous way; they generally played the same holes well, and when that happens in a four-ball match, it registers as an echo, not a salvo.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2018
“Through the first nine holes of his Saturday afternoon four-ball match, Phil was frustrated, pressing and dissatisfied with his play,” said vice captain Tom Lehman.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 3, 2016
Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar won their four-ball match in the afternoon but the biggest surprise in the U.S. camp was that the experienced pair of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker lost both their matches.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2012
The four-ball match was played and won in normal fashion.
From The Evil Shepherd by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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