medal play

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The prize fund remains $20 million for medal play among 48 players, plus a $5 million purse paid out to the leading three teams.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

And putting is more important in match play than it is in medal play.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 2, 2017

The 144-player field faces four rounds of medal play, with the final 18 holes set for Friday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2014

In addition to the Tour Championship, a standard 72-hole medal play tournament, the condensed field vies for the FedEx Cup, based on an intricate formula that ostensibly determines the player of the year.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2011

It was agreed that the contest should be at medal play, the match score also to be taken into consideration.

From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham