medal play
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One solution is a format used in the Junior Olympics, a three-day, mixed-team event of medal play in alternate shot, better ball and then an individual round in which both scores count.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021
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
When Woods was 16, he shot 78 in the first round of medal play at the U.S.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 18, 2011
Likewise there is the Noh-bak-num-bah prize, which is by medal play with an age handicap, the handicap being determined by the years of the contestant above or below forty.
From The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer by Leach, Henry
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