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match play

noun

, Golf.
  1. play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won by each side.


match play

noun

  1. golf Compare Stableford stroke play
    1. scoring according to the number of holes won and lost
    2. ( as modifier )

      a matchplay tournament

“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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Derived Forms

  • match player, noun
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Other Words From

  • match player noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of match play1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

It would be lethal for us all simply to watch this match play out from our seats in the upper deck.

It was only his wonderful match-play ability that took him through.

Match play is where he shines—match play against a nervous opponent.

Waddles makes 'em all press—a big factor in his match play; but there are others, and not nearly so legitimate.

We were playing match play, and only did the first dozen holes; but my average round is somewhere in the late eighties.

One of the great things to remember in match play is this—do not strive to win outright with every stroke.

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