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	Match play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The U.S. Amateur Championships for both men and women are conducted with two rounds of stroke play to cut the field to 64, and then proceeds to a single-elimination match play tournament.
		Unlike stroke play, in which the unit of scoring is the stroke, in match play the unit of scoring is the hole.
		On the whole match play encourages more aggressive play, especially at the professional level, where a par is not usually good enough to win a hole, as a quadruple bogey is no worse than a bogey, if your opponent made a par.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Match_play (677 words)

	Stroke play - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stroke play is a scoring system for golf (compare to match play).
		Stroke play is the scoring system for the vast majority of professional golf tournaments.
		In stroke play, players record the total number of strokes taken in the entire round of golf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stroke_play (219 words)

	RCGA - Women's Tour - Pace of Play
		Stroke play: Any player in a group out of position who exceeds 40 seconds to play a stroke on two occasions will be informed as soon as practicable that she has been penalized one stroke.
		If the player exceeds 40 seconds to play a stroke on two more occasions while the group remains or has again become out of position (a total of four), she will be informed as soon as practicable that she has been penalized an additional two strokes.
		Match play: Any player in a match out of position who exceeds 40 seconds to play a stroke on two occasions will be informed as soon as practicable that she has lost the hole at which the second excess time was recorded.
	www.rcga.org /english/Professional/womensTour_paceofplay.asp (765 words)

	New Hampshire Golf Association Public News: Golf Terms Explained(Feb 7, 2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Handicap Stroke — The stroke or strokes used on a hole by hole basis to adjust your score on each hole to match with the score of a scratch or 0 handicap golfer for that hole.
		Individual Gross Stroke Play Tournament— Form of play where your gross score is counted and the person with the lowest gross score for the round of golf is the winner of the tournament.
		This is the tournament played as the Canterbury Woods Stroke Play Championship in the gross division.
	nhga.memfirstweb.net /club/scripts/view/view_pubnews.asp?GRP=&pg=home&NS=&PID=4289&APP=57 (2303 words)

	Bowman Takes Lead Midway Through Second Round Of Stroke Play
		This summer, Bowman won the Virginia Stroke Play Championship and was runner-up in the Virginia Senior Amateur, but she came into her first USGA Senior Women’s Amateur with moderate expectations.
		Playing in Sunday afternoon’s action are Marlene Streit, 69, of Canada, who won the 1956 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 1985 and 1994 Senior Women’s Amateurs, and 1997 Senior Women’s Amateur champion Nancy Fitzgerald, 59, of Carmel, Ind.
		The first round of match play is scheduled for Monday, the second and third rounds will be played Tuesday, the quarterfinal matches are on Wednesday, and the semifinal match and 18-hole championship final are scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 11.
	www.seniorwam.org /2003/results/BowmanTakesLeadMidwayThroughSecondRoundOfStrokePlay.htm (548 words)

	How Match Play Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The "Match Play Tree" is then established -- much like a tennis tournament or NCAA basketball - and players are seeded according to how they played during stroke play.
		Match play is a competition played by holes rather than total strokes for the round.
		In USGA amateur Championships, two opponents play against each other and while there may be other players on the course, each group is its own match and has nothing to do with the rest of the field.
	www.uswapl.org /2004/news/match-play.html (492 words)

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		It remains in play until it is holed, except when it is lost, out of bounds or lifted, or another ball has been substituted whether or not the substitution is permitted; a ball so substituted becomes the ball in play.
		Exception in match play: Ball in play includes a ball played by the player from outside the teeing ground when starting play of a hole if the opponent does not require the stroke to be canceled in accordance with Rule 11-4a.
		A “stroke’’ is the forward movement of the club made with the intention of striking at and moving the ball, but if a player checks his downswing voluntarily before the clubhead reaches the ball he has not made a stroke.
	www.usga.org /playing/rules/books/definitions.html (2763 words)

	RCGA - Rules of Golf - Rule 7
		When two or more rounds of a stroke-play competition are to be played over consecutive days, a competitor must not practice between those rounds on any competition course remaining to be played, or test the surface of any putting green on such course by rolling a ball or roughening or scraping the surface.
		Strokes made in continuing the play of a hole, the result of which has been decided, are not practice strokes.
		In the event of a breach between the play of two holes, the penalty applies to the next hole.
	www.rcga.org /english/Rules/rule_7.asp (440 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Play without delay and in accordance with any pace of play guidelines which may be laid down by the Committee.
		In stroke play, the ball farthest from the hole is played first.
		In stroke play you incur a two stroke penalty and the ball is played as it lies.
	www.ewgasb.org /briefrules.htm (1630 words)

	Tuesday_Notebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The stroke average for both rounds combined was 77.379, with the back nine playing.3 strokes higher than the front.
		In 1998, for the U.S. Open, the course played to a stroke average of 74.4.
		As for the toughest hole, that easily was the 464-yard uphill 17th, which plays as a par 5 for the membership but is converted into a par 4 for championships.
	www.usjunioram.org /2004/news/tuesday_notebook.html (1464 words)

	Online Sports Betting - Golf Rules - Stroke Play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Now, of course, stroke play is addressed throughout the Rules, but Rule 3 covers a few elements specific to it.
		Rule 3-1 simply states that the player who plays the stipulated round or rounds in the fewest strokes is the winner.
		If you play a second ball, but then fail to hole out with it, you are disqualified if the Committee rules that ball would have counted; however, there is no penalty if it rules the original ball is the one that counted.
	www.betcasinosportslinks.com /sports_betting_info/golf/rules/rule_3.htm (720 words)

	IM Sports - GOLF Rules & Tips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Order of Play: On the first tee the honor is determined by the order of the draw or, in the absence of a draw, by lot.
		In stroke play, you incur a two-stroke penalty if your ball and the other ball were on the green before your stroke.
		In a lateral water hazard, you may also, under penalty of one stroke, drop within two club-lengths of (a) the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin or (b) a point on the opposite hazard margin equidistant from the hole.
	www.psu.edu /RecSports/IMsportrules/gfrules.htm (1190 words)

	HotelGolf.com - Golf Resorts & Hotels - Rule 2: Match Play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Concession of a stroke, hole or match may not be declined or withdrawn.
		In match play, if a doubt or dispute arises between the players and no duly authorised representative of the Committee is available within a reasonable time, the players shall continue the match without delay.
		Any claim, if it is to be considered by the Committee, must be made before any player in the match plays from the next teeing ground or, in the case of the last hole of the match, before all players in the match leave the putting green.
	www.hotelgolf.com /rules/rule2.shtml (504 words)

	GolfDigest.com - Which Rules Do You Play By? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		While there is no penalty in stroke play for this common occurrence, if Matt or Mike had done this in their match, the opponent could have required that the stroke be canceled, then replayed in the proper order (Rule 10).
		When a player's ball is in play, if the player, his partner, or either of their caddies lifts or moves it, touches it purposely (except with a club in the act of addressing it) or causes it to move except as permitted by a Rule...
		If a competitor fails to hole out at any hole and does not correct his mistake before he plays a stroke from the next teeing ground, or in the case of the last hole of the round, before he leaves the putting green, he is disqualified.
	www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/gd200405rulestest.html (3092 words)

	Strokes In Stroke Play \| United States Golf Association
		The simplest format for determining strokes given or received is individual net stroke play.
		In net four-ball stroke play on a better-ball (of partners) basis, men get 90% of their Course Handicaps, while women receive 95%.
		Look for the line of numbers usually identified as "strokes." These strokes are rationed out where they are most likely to be needed based upon the relative difficulty of a given hole.
	www.usga.org /playing/handicaps/survival_kit/strokes_in_stroke.html (435 words)

	Human Kinetics
		In stroke play, each player scores his or her own ball and tallies the results with a total number of strokes for the number of holes played.
		One stroke is given for the first 10 hardest holes on that particular course.
		If, for example, the players are on the 10th most difficult hole and player A scores a 4 and player B scores a 5, player B receives a stroke from player A and her net score is 4.
	www.humankinetics.com /products/showexcerpt.cfm?excerpt_id=3594 (924 words)

	Stroke play -- Wrong ball - PGATOUR.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		If a competitor plays a stroke or strokes with a wrong ball, he shall incur a penalty of two strokes, unless the only stroke or strokes played with such ball were played when it was in a hazard, in which case no penalty is incurred.
		If he fails to correct his mistake before he plays a stroke from the next teeing ground or, in the case of the last hole of the round, fails to declare his intention to correct his mistake before leaving the putting green, he shall be disqualified.
		Strokes played by a competitor with a wrong ball do not count in his score.
	www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,3801300,00.html (539 words)

	Golf Rules: Stroke Play and Match Play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A hole is won by the side that holds its ball in the fewer strokes.
		Winner of match: A match (which consists of a stipulated round) is won by the side that is leading by a number holes greater than the number of holes remaining to be played.
		The Commitee may, for the purpose of settling a tie, extend the stipulated round to as many holes as are required for a match to be won.
	www.golftechnic.com /english/rules_strokeplay.htm (115 words)

	Sowards opens strong in the Match Play while two share the lead in the Women's Stroke Play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		C.J. Reeves and Julie Hatch lead the PGA Women's Stroke Play by one, while Bob Sowards won his opener in the PGA Match Play.
		Defending Match Play champion Frank Bensel of Purchase, N.Y., meets Jamie Fordyce of Asbury Park, N.J. Also Monday, C.J. Reeves of Purchase, N.Y., and Julie Hatch of Estero, Fla., matched 1-over-par 73s to share the first-round lead Monday in the sixth annual PGA Women's Stroke Play Championship.
		Two weeks ago, Reeves and senior partner Mike Zinni of Mankato, Minn., were fourth in the PGA Senior-Junior Championship, and last week she was among three women who made the 36-hole cut at the PGA Stroke Play Championship, both at the PGA Golf Club.
	www.pga.com /news/pganews/pgaofamericatournamentnews/matchwomens013005.cfm?rss (472 words)

	Daily Local News - Stroke play champ survives
		Stroke play medalist James Lepp and 2005 Walker Cup participant Kyle Reifers engaged in a monumental struggle that had all the twists and turns, and seemingly endless momentum swings, that you expect to see in any classic confrontation.
		Playing in his first U.S. Amateur, Jasper, 21, aced the 13th hole to go 1-up on Wolstenholme, an accomplished 44-year-old from Great Britain with six Walker Cup appearances on a lengthy resume, including a victory over Tiger Woods in 1995.
		"Playing in the Northeast at a place like Penn State, we see a lot of courses that may not be this good, but par is a good score, as opposed to some of the guys from the south or west where you have to shoot 65."
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15093830&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=81422&rfi=6 (1137 words)

	Moore, 2-Time Public Links Champion, Leads In Amateur Stroke Play
		Trailing Moore by a stroke were Colombian Oscar Alvarez and Nick Cook of nearby Shelton, Conn., at even-par 140.
		With half the field of 312 players finished, Bronson La'Cassie, 21, of Australia, who plays his college golf at the University of Minnesota, was two strokes back at 141.
		Following with the second round of stroke play, the field of 312 golfers will be trimmed to the lowest 64 scorers who will advance to match play.
	www.usamateur.org /2004/news/Moore_Tue.html (586 words)

	KIZZIRE TAKES EARLY LEAD AFTER MORNING ROUND OF STROKE PLAY AT 2003 U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR
		Kizzire, playing in his first Junior Amateur, changed his strategy early, after a bogey on the par-4, 430-yard 10th hole, the first in his round.
		After a second day of stroke play Tuesday, the U.S. Junior Amateur field will be reduced to 64 players for match play.
		The first round of match play is scheduled for Wednesday, the second and third rounds will be played Thursday, the quarterfinal and semifinal matches are on Friday, and the 18-hole championship final is scheduled for Saturday, July 26.
	www.usjunioram.org /2003/results/KIZZIRETAKESEARLYLEADAFTERMORNINGROUNDOFSTROKEPLAYAT2003U.S.JUNIORAMATEUR.htm (426 words)

	Reeves captures the PGA Women’s Stroke Play while Bensel sails on in the Match Play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This was the third straight week she has played in TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Winter Tournament Program events and she cashed checks each time, earning a total of $3,197.50.
		Bensel plays Davey Snyder of Akron, Ohio, in the fourth round Thursday.
		Also advancing Wednesday were 1999 Match Play champion Jerry Tucker of Stuart and Bob Sowards of Columbus, Ohio, winner of the PGA Stroke Play Championship here last week.
	www.pga.com /news/pganews/pgaofamericatournamentnews/matchwomens020205.cfm?rss (774 words)

	LA doctor says Patriots linebacker who suffered stroke may play again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Strokes of that type can be caused by traumatic injury like those suffered while playing football, said Dr. David Liebeskind, associate neurology director of the UCLA Stroke Center.
		Liebeskind said blood vessel dissections are the cause of one-fifth of strokes among young people, but he emphasized that a battery of tests performed while Bruschi was hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital will determine the actual diagnosis.
		If the stroke was caused by a blood vessel dissection, it would be treated with blood-thinning drugs for three to six months.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/02/17/sports/s232255S03.DTL (282 words)

	Golf Playing Formats
		Each team member then plays a second shot from the spot where the selected drive lays, and the best second shot is selected.
		Four-Ball Stroke Play -- This is similar to individual handicap stroke play except that players are paired in two man teams, and their better ball on each hole is the team score.
		Allow each player 90% of his handicap, with strokes to be taken as they come on the card.
	www.golfclubs.com /outing/format.htm (503 words)

	GolfDigest.com - Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Taking a one-stroke penalty, he returned to the bunker to hit another shot from the spot where his original ball was last played.
		In match play a stroke may be conceded by your opponent.
		In stroke play, you are required to keep the correct score for each hole, but not the total.
	www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/gd200309rules.html (702 words)

	BCGA - Tournament Information - Conditions of Competition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The BCGA Pace of Play Policy is in effect and posted at the first tee of all tournaments.
		During a stroke play competition a player shall not play or practice a stroke on or near the putting surface of the hole last played.
		Stroke Play - two strokes for each hole; max 4 strokes.
	www.bcga.org /conditions.cfm (378 words)

	The Georgia State Golf Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Adjusted gross score is a player’s gross score adjusted under USGA Handicap System procedures for unfinished holes, conceded strokes and holes not played, or not played under the principles of the Rules of Golf, or adjusted under Equitable Stroke Control.
		A Course Handicap is the USGA’s mark that indicates the number of handicap strokes a player receives from a specific set of tees at the course being played to adjust his scoring ability to the common level of scratch or 0-handicap golf.
		It is expressed as strokes taken to one decimal place, and is based on yardage and other obstacles to the extent that they affect the scoring ability of a scratch golfer.
	www.gsga.org /handicap/hdcp_allowances.shtm (1119 words)

	HotelGolf.com - Golf Resorts & Hotels - Rule 31: Four-Ball Stroke Play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In four-ball stroke play two competitors play as partners, each playing his own ball.
		Balls belonging to the same side may be played in the order the side considers best.
		If a competitor plays a stroke with a wrong ball except in a hazard, he shall add two penalty strokes to his score for the hole and shall then play the correct ball.
	www.hotelgolf.com /rules/rule31.shtml (516 words)

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