penalty stroke

noun

Golf.

1. a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of penalty stroke¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

And while play actually felt unnecessarily rushed at times, nobody fell foul of the penalty stroke for allowing the clock to expire.

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However, Zach Wallace's powerful conversion from a penalty stroke brought GB level with the host nation to quieten the partisan crowd.

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Each took a penalty stroke, made double bogey and watched his hopes of wearing a green jacket disappear.

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Northwestern’s Petyon Halsey tied it with a penalty stroke goal with 1:19 left in the quarter.

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Heck had a penalty stroke with 2:17 to go in the first overtime but Skubisz got a stick on the shot.

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