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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Playing in the final group with Kim, who led after both 36- and 54-holes, Green said much of the round felt like match play.
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Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Shadow Creek has been part of the LPGA schedule since 2021, but the last five years have been match play.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The committee is currently evaluating an implementation of match play into the playoffs, too.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Kress has proven at his best in the cauldron, going 5-1 in match play during Florida’s 2023 and 2025 SEC title runs.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Shadow Creek has been part of the LPGA schedule since 2021, but the last five years have been match play.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The committee is currently evaluating an implementation of match play into the playoffs, too.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Kress has proven at his best in the cauldron, going 5-1 in match play during Florida’s 2023 and 2025 SEC title runs.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Match play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20play. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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