stroke play
Origin of stroke play
1First recorded in 1750–60
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How to use stroke play in a sentence
This is for stroke play, and all the men who enter play the first hole, one after the other.
The Spirit of the Links | Henry LeachHe winked across the table at Bingo, sunset-red with dinner, champagne, and stroke-play.
The Dop Doctor | Clotilde Inez Mary GravesThere is only one score to count, and that is the one which would be passed according to the rules of stroke play.
The Spirit of the Links | Henry Leach
British Dictionary definitions for stroke play
stroke play
noun
golf : Sometimes shortened to: medal play Compare match play, Stableford
scoring by counting the number of strokes taken
(as modifier): a strokeplay tournament
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