stroke play

golf

Also known as: medal play

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In golf, stroke play is a competition format where each player's score is the total number of strokes taken to complete the stipulated rounds. The player with the fewest total strokes wins the tournament. This12

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Match and medal play
Stroke play requires a greater degree of consistency in a player, for one hole where a lapse occurs into a high figure can ruin the total and cost the player victory. The same high score on a hole in match play means only the loss…
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Stroke play requires a greater degree of consistency in a player, for one hole where a lapse occurs into a high figure can ruin the total and cost the player victory. The same high score on a hole in match play means only the loss…
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