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best-ball

British

adjective

golf of, relating to, or denoting a match in which one player competes against the best individual totals of two or more other players at each hole

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McIlroy and Lowry, who opened Thursday with a best-ball 61, overcame Lowry’s mid-round putting woes to close with consecutive birdies.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Over his first three losses in this one, he didn’t make a single birdie over 30 holes of playing his own ball in the best-ball matches.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021

And they followed that up Saturday afternoon by beating Ian Poulter and Rory McIlroy 4 and 3 in a best-ball matchup.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021

Stricker’s job is to figure out how he’ll fit golf's most eccentric player onto a two-man team, whether in the best-ball or alternate-shot formats that make up the first two days.

From Fox News • Sep. 17, 2021

MIDLAND, Mich. — Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn shot an 11-under 59 in best-ball play Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

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