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three-ball match

American  
[three-bawl] / ˈθriˌbɔl /

noun

Golf.
  1. a match among three players each of whom plays a ball.


Etymology

Origin of three-ball match

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Where, in a three-ball match, at any teeing-ground no player is entitled to claim the honour from both opponents, the same order of striking shall be followed as at the previous teeing-ground.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry

In a three-ball match, a ball on the putting-green, which is moved by another ball, must be replaced as nearly as possible where it lay.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry

Daphne, Berry and I were playing a three-ball match, while Jill and Jonah—who had sprained his wrist—were walking round with us.

From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford

"Come, too, Foljambe, and we'll have a three-ball match."

From Queen Lucia by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)

On request being made, a three-ball match must allow a single, threesome, or foursome to pass.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry

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