stroke play

Thân thiện

In stroke play, the golfer with the fewest total strokes wins the tournament.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A method of scoring in golf: "stroke play" refers to a scoring system where the total number of strokes a player takes to complete a round or tournament is counted. The player with the lowest total score wins.

Usage

• Stroke play is the most common format in professional golf tournaments.
• In stroke play, every stroke on every hole counts toward the final score.
• The competition was decided by stroke play over four rounds.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "medal play": A synonym for "stroke play," often used interchangeably, though "stroke play" is more common in modern usage.
  • The event switched from match play to medal play format.

Variants and Related Words

• Stroke (noun): A single act of striking the ball in golf or other sports.
• Strokes (noun, plural): The total count of individual hits taken.

Synonyms

• Medal play: An alternative term for the same scoring system.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Match play: A contrasting golf format where players compete to win individual holes rather than counting total strokes.
• Gross score: The total number of strokes taken before accounting for a player's handicap.
• Net score: The total strokes taken minus a player's handicap, often used in amateur stroke play events.

Học thuật

Noun

1. golf scoring by total strokes taken

Từ đồng nghĩa

• medal play