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noun Golf.
medal play.
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Origin of stroke play

First recorded in 1750–60

Words nearby stroke play

stroganoff, Stroheim, stroke, stroke hole, stroke oar, stroke play, stroll, stroller, stroma, stromateid, stromateoid
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How to use stroke play in a sentence

  • This is for stroke play, and all the men who enter play the first hole, one after the other.

    The Spirit of the Links|Henry Leach

  • He winked across the table at Bingo, sunset-red with dinner, champagne, and stroke-play.

    The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

  • There is only one score to count, and that is the one which would be passed according to the rules of stroke play.

    The Spirit of the Links|Henry Leach

British Dictionary definitions for stroke play

stroke play
noun
golf
  1. scoring by counting the number of strokes taken
  2. (as modifier)a strokeplay tournament
Sometimes shortened to: medal play Compare match play, Stableford
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