match play
noun Golf.
play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won by each side.
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Origin of match play
First recorded in 1885–90
OTHER WORDS FROM match play
match player, nounWords nearby match play
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Example sentences from the Web for match play
The old maxim that if a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well, applies with tremendous force to match-play golf.
The Happy Golfer|Henry Leach
British Dictionary definitions for match play
match play
noun
golf
- scoring according to the number of holes won and lost
- (as modifier)a matchplay tournament
Derived forms of match play
match player, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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