stroke play

stroke play
noun
golf scoring by total strokes taken
• Syn: ↑medal play
• Hypernyms: ↑golf, ↑golf game

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noun

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Golf.
[1750-60]

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stroke play or strokeˈplay noun
1. (in cricket, tennis, etc) the ability to execute a range of strokes successfully
2. Scoring in golf by counting the total number of strokes played (rather than the number of holes won)
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Main Entry: ↑stroke

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stroke play,
1. (in golf) medal play.
2. the quality or style of one's stroke or stroking movement.

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n. a game of golf in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of strokes taken overall, as opposed to the number of holes won. Also called medal play

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ˈstroke play 7 [stroke play] (also ˈmedal play) noun uncountable
a way of playing ↑golf in which your score depends on the number of times you hit the ball in the whole game, rather than on the number of holes that you win
See also: ↑medal play

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  • Stroke Play — Das Zählspiel (englisch „Stroke Play“ oder „Medal Play“) ist eine Spielform im Golf, die im Jahr 1759 in St Andrews erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wurde. Beim Zählspiel gewinnt der Spieler mit der niedrigsten Schlagzahl („Score“) über die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • stroke play — Golf. See medal play. [1750 60] * * * …   Universalium

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