match play

noun

: golf competition in which the winner is the person or team winning the greater number of holes compare stroke play

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The Current hung on through the remaining 20 minutes of match play and an additional 14-plus minutes of stoppage time. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2024 The Pro Cup—an annual team competition—uses a Ryder Cup-style match play tournament to determine which league prevails on the course. —

Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 20 Sep. 2024 The 12-player teams will play in a variety of match play formats over the four-day competition. —

Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz, Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis, NHL legend Mike Modano and basketball’s Vinny Del Negro will captain their league’s respective teams in a three-day match play event. —

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