match play

Japanese: match play(英語表記)matchplay
match play

...Shaft materials include carbon fiber and titanium, and although persimmon is still the mainstream material for wooden club heads, metal and carbon fiber are now also being used.
[Competition Method]
There are two ways to play golf: stroke play and match play. Stroke play is a method of competition in which the player who finishes a round (18 holes) or a set number of holes in the fewest number of strokes wins the game. In match play, the game is decided hole by hole, and the player who has won the most holes after the set number of holes is declared the winner.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "match play" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…シャフトの素材も,カーボンファイバーをはじめ,チタンなどが使われ,また,ウッドクラブのヘッドもパーシモン(柿材)が主流ではあるが,金属製,カーボンファイバーなどが使われるようになった。
【競技方法】
 ゴルフの競技方法には,ストロークプレーstroke playとマッチプレーmatch playの二つがある。ストロークプレーとは1ラウンド(18ホール),またはそれ以上の決められたホール数を,最も少ない打数でホールアウトした競技者を優勝とする競技方法であり,マッチプレーとはホールごとに勝負を決めていき,決められたホールを終えて勝ちホールの多いほうを勝者とする方法である。…

※「match play」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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