medal play
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of medal play
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The final round is medal play with all four scores counting.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
But medal play tournament golf is just about the hardest game to watch as a live spectator.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 14, 2017
The 144-player field faces four rounds of medal play, with the final 18 holes set for Friday.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2014
In addition to the Tour Championship, a standard 72-hole medal play tournament, the condensed field vies for the FedEx Cup, based on an intricate formula that ostensibly determines the player of the year.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2011
Likewise there is the Noh-bak-num-bah prize, which is by medal play with an age handicap, the handicap being determined by the years of the contestant above or below forty.
From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry
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