medal play
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of medal play
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The prize fund remains $20 million for medal play among 48 players, plus a $5 million purse paid out to the leading three teams.
From Seattle Times
The final round is medal play with all four scores counting.
From Seattle Times
One solution is a format used in the Junior Olympics, a three-day, mixed-team event of medal play in alternate shot, better ball and then an individual round in which both scores count.
From Seattle Times
When I shot 39 to his 36—he had agreed to spot me four strokes, medal play—he lost and refused to pay.
From Golf Digest
The 312-man field will switch courses on Tuesday, and the top 64 finishers in medal play will advance to match play beginning Wednesday.
From Washington Times
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