practice round
Rehearsal before competing
A practice round is a session of play before actual competition begins, allowing participants to familiarize themselves with conditions without the results counting.
Golfers play practice rounds before tournaments to learn the course.
The term extends beyond sports: Let's do a practice round before the real interview.
Distinguished from a warmup, which is brief physical preparation rather than a full run-through.
- warmupPre-activity preparation
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- scrimmagePractice match with contact
- drillHole-boring device
- tryoutCompetitive evaluation for selection
swing · driving range · driving iron · putting green · front nine · back nine · preseason · exhibition · tune-up · mock · dry run · simulation · trial balloon · mulligan · tee · fairway · stroke · golf
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- trial runstest, trial run, test run, dry run, tryout
- do-oversdo-over, redo, retry, second chance, second try
practice roundqualifying round
Initial competitive elimination stage
medal round · final round · match play · the real thing · playoff round
practice roundfinal round
Ultimate competitive stage
sudden death · finals · playoff round · title match · winner-take-all
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