scoring by holes rather than strokes, the way golf was originally played Example: The winner of a match play competition is the player who has won the most holes, not necessarily the player with the fewest total strokes
Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won or lost by each side; disting
A kind of competition in which two bowlers compete against one another, rather than against the field as a whole Typically, the winner of a match advances to the next round for another match
scoring by holes rather than strokes The way golf was originally played Example: "The winner of a match play competition is the player who has won the most holes, not necessarily the player with the fewest total strokes "
Match play is a form of golf where the game is scored by the number of holes someone wins rather than the number of strokes it takes them to complete the course. A method of scoring golf games by counting only the number of holes won by each side rather than the number of strokes taken
A competition system used in tournaments, in which each pair of participants plays a match The winner advanced to the next round
Portion of a tournament in which bowlers are pitted individually (one-on-one) against each other (rather than against the field)
Form of competition where each hole is won, lost or halved The winner is whoever won the most holes A winning score of 3 and 2 means that the winner won by 3 holes with 2 left to play The highest score possible is 10 and 8
The competition system used in tournaments in which two participants play a series of games which ends when one player accumulates a required number of points Each game is worth one, two, or three points (for a single game, gammon, or backgammon) multiplied by the value of the doubling cube Compare: money play