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Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. In match play the winner is the player, or team, with the most points at the end of play.
The game is first recorded by Professor Hoffmann in 1892 as Hope. [2] In this earliest version, the player chooses the suit to eliminate, but Clubs is given as the example. In all later versions, Clubs is automatically the discard suit and the game is variously called Knockout [1] [3] or Hope Deferre
The 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play was the 18th WGC-Dell Match Play Championship, played March 23–27 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of four World Golf Championships in 2016. The Championship was won by Jason Day, it was his second WGC-Match Play win in three years. [1] [2]
Stroke play is a scoring system in the sport of golf. In the regular form of stroke play, also known as medal play , the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. [ 1 ] In a regular stroke play competition, the winner is the player who has taken the fewest strokes over the course of the round, or rounds.
The 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play was the 24th and final WGC Match Play, played March 22–26 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas.. The field consisted of the top 64 available eligible players from the Official World Golf Ranking on March 13.
The third qualification round for the 2013 British Columbia Scotties took place from December 14 to 16, 2012 at the Prince George Curling Club in Prince George, British Columbia. The qualifier was held in a double knockout format, and qualified two teams for the provincial playdowns.
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References External links 0–9 19th hole The clubhouse bar. A ace When a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the hole with one stroke. Also called a hole in one. address The act of taking a stance and placing the club-head behind the golf ball. If the ball moves once a player has addressed the ball, there is a one-stroke penalty, unless it is clear that the actions of the player ...