How to Use stroke play in a Sentence

stroke play

noun
  • After two days of stroke play, there’s a cut.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The field will be reduced to 15 teams after three days of stroke play.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • The 30-team field will be cut to 15 after three rounds of stroke play.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2021
  • The four lowest scorers of the 18-hole, stroke play event will earn a spot.
    — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 15 June 2019
  • Both competed through stroke play and match play to take the top spots in their divisions.
    — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 22 July 2019
  • Kertson had finished stroke play as the eighth seed, White as the 39th.
    — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The field was whittled down by two rounds of stroke play before match play began Wednesday.
    — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The championship starts with two days of stroke play before the field is whittled to 64.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
  • After 36 holes of stroke play, the field will be reduced to the low 64 scorers.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The championship will be contested over 54 holes of stroke play.
    — Beth Ann Nichols, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022
  • The total purse this week is $4 million and the tournament shifted to stroke play.
    — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The professionals in the field will play 54 holes of stroke play for a purse of $2 million.
    — Scott Bell, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Last year, the Sun Devils finished stroke play first to earn the top seed in the match play portion of the event.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
  • The current format of stroke play followed by match play was adopted in 2009.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
  • Thompson, from Cincinnati, Ohio, was the 51st seed after stroke play.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Following the third round, the field will be cut in half, with the top 15 teams advancing to the final round of stroke play.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • The top eight teams after Monday’s stroke play advance to the match-play portion of the championship.
    — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2021
  • Senior Women's Open is a 72-hole stroke play event with a $1 million prize purse.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The 12 Brookhaven boys rolled through the regional, winning the stroke play portion by seven shots.
    — Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The Sun Devils had gone into match play as the top seed after finishing as the top team through the four rounds of stroke play.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022
  • That will include rounds of stroke play Tuesday and Wednesday with the top 32 golfers entering match play.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
  • Her play helped carry the Gators, ranked third nationally, to the top of the leaderboard after 54 holes of stroke play.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • After two days of stroke play, Johnson was the medalist at 6-under and Brozena was third at 3-under.
    — Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Anderson, who signed with Texas State, was one of six golfers shooting even-par 72 in stroke play, on the strength of seven birdies.
    — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 22 July 2019
  • After 36 holes of stroke play, the field is reduced to 32 for the match-play bracket to determine the champion.
    — Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The Wildcats will need to finish Sunday's round in 15th place or better to qualify for the fourth round of stroke play.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2022
  • Television partners have favored match play, though top players have questioned why golf should have stroke play all year and have a different format for the biggest prize.
    — ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • That 2010 team also came painfully close to the next step, tying for eighth in stroke play before losing in a three-team playoff for a spot in match play.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • The Thorny Lea Golf Club member earn medalist honors with a 6-under effort through two days of stroke play.
    — Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Woodland Golf Club member carded a 67 to go flying up the leaderboard and tie for fifth after stroke play.
    — Barry Scanlon, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025

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