medal play

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noun Golf.

play in which the score is reckoned by counting the strokes taken to complete the round.

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Also called stroke play.

Compare match play.

Origin of medal play

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby medal play

medallic, medallion, medallist, Medal of Bravery, Medal of Honor, medal play, Medan, Medawar, meddle, meddlesome, Mede

How to use medal play in a sentence

Medal Play rules governed to-day, and the scoring was by strokes.
The Half-Back|Ralph Henry Barbour
Also, What happens when a bull sits on your ball— in match; in medal play?
The Spirit of the Links|Henry Leach
Besides match and medal play, another species of competition has of late years been started, namely, "Bogey."
The Sportswoman's Library, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
The ordinary Rules of Golf, so far as they are not at variance with the special rules, shall apply to medal play.
The Sportswoman's Library, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

He always wants me to do that before he starts his medal play.
The Golf Course Mystery|Chester K. Steele

British Dictionary definitions for medal play

medal play

noun

golf another name for stroke play

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