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golf scoring by total strokes taken

See medal play.

[1750-60]

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)

Main Entry: ↑stroke

stroke play,

1. (in golf) medal play.

2. the quality or style of one's stroke or stroking movement.

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

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

compare ↑match play

See also: ↑medal play