three-ball match

American  

[three-bawl] / ˈθriˌbɔl /

noun

Golf.

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

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Etymology

Origin of three-ball match

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry

If in a three-ball match a player's ball strike or be moved by an opponent or an opponent's caddie or clubs, that opponent shall lose the hole to the player.

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)