medal play
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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 ● Feb. 23, 2023
New Orleans brought a refreshing variety to the grind of individual medal play.
From Golf Digest ● May 1, 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
Oh, I don't know," says I. "I guess good judges wouldn't call it a medal play.
From Shorty McCabe by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson
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