How to Use match play in a Sentence

match play

noun
  • From there the field will compete in four days of match play.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
  • That’s not a lot of match play for someone who’s been away from the game.
    — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Young was always labeled a great, great fit for match play.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Using match play rules, the team with the lowest score wins one point.
    — Keith Stewart, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Each golfer will make up six three-man teams for the virtual match play.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
  • With the crowd in full throat, an emotional match played out on the court.
    — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 17 May 2018
  • Oregon is 10 strokes back of eighth place, where the cut will be for match play.
    — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 May 2022
  • Mickelson and others agree the course will play well for match play.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2017
  • The format is match play, which does not always favor the best team.
    — Doug Ferguson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The score was 4 and 3, matching Woods’ worst loss in match play.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Europe won just one of the eight matches and have two others in the match play event.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Then again, the top seed never has regrets in working hard in match play to earn that spot.
    — Steve T. Gorches, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
  • The 300 came in the first game of match play in the tournament.
    — Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • After a break, even a player in her prime needs the pressure of match play to scrub off the rust.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Both competed through stroke play and match play to take the top spots in their divisions.
    — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 22 July 2019
  • Both teams have 16 points on the season after six matches played.
    — Stanley Kay, SI.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Stanford led the eight teams into match play at 22-under par.
    — ABC News, 25 May 2026
  • Legislate that all junior golf events now include match play?
    — Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Work out some kinks—on Centre Court no less—and get in some extra match play.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 10 July 2019
  • The field of 48 two-woman teams will play 45 holes of round robin net four-ball match play.
    — Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Greiner, who reached match play before losing in the round of 32, paused.
    — Tim Booth, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • After the field is cut in half, the final 64 golfers will play match play over the final four days.
    — Loren Holmes, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2022
  • The event flips to match play with the championship set for Saturday.
    — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2022
  • My anchor, Wells Padgett, was the anchor all week in match play.
    — James Crepea, AL.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The training camp also stresses the value of teamwork and fair match play.
    — Erik Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The plan could see games restart as early as May 9, with all matches played behind closed doors.
    — Matias Grez and Aleks Klosok, CNN, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Federer’s image still prevails over the match play.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The first two rounds of match play are scheduled for Wednesday at George Wright.
    — Mia Berry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2018
  • But, the Highlanders fell victim to the upset this time around in the opening match play game.
    — Adam Turer, Cincinnati.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The top eight teams then advance to a match play bracket on Tuesday and Wednesday.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2021

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