medal play
Total strokes scoring
Medal play is a golf scoring format where the total number of strokes over an entire round determines the winner, as opposed to match play, where holes are won individually.
Also called stroke play.
The tournament uses medal play, so every shot counts equally.
- scorecardRecord of play
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
- 18 holesStandard golf circuit
- holeAbsence in matter
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
final round · competition · tournament · cut line · ace · major championships · leaderboard · under par · par · bogey · birdie · green · PGA Tour · eagle · Ryder Cup · US Open · handicap system · British Open
- golf formatsscramble, best ball, four-ball, foursome, foursomes
- Golf Heritagebrassie, mashie, spoon, wooden clubs, Ben Hogan
- Golf termsUS Open, British Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup, Open Championship
golf scoring format
medal playmatch play
Scoring by holes won
scramble · singles match · fourball · foursomes · best ball
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