The two basic forms of playing golf are Match play and Stroke play. Although there are many other tournament formats that exist. Stableford, Four ball, Scramble, and Chapman.
Stroke Play:
Stroke play is the most common form of competition at most professional tournaments. In stroke play, every player competes all 18 holes and counts the total number of strokes and the player with the lower total score wins.
Match Play:
In match play, two players play ever hole as a separate contest against each other. The player with the lower score wins the hole, regardless of how many shots he won the hole by. If the scores of both players are equal the hole is "haved" (draw). The game is won by the player that wins more holes than the other.
Do you prefer stroke play or match play? Match play sounds like it would keep the game fresh, I probably wouldn't make it 18 holes with my attention span though.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I go and watch golf competitions in Las Vegas they always do stroke play. I'm not a fan of match play format from a competitive tournament standpoint. I don't think it is a very good determinate of the better player between two golfers, especially when their skill levels are very close to one another.
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