How is the scoring in match play golf done?

Question

sports/golf

Answer 1

First the match must have a stipulated number of holes which is usually 18, but could be 9, and most important final round matches will be over 36 holes.  If I make a five on the first hole and you make a 4 then you have won that hole and are "one up" or one hole ahead of me.  When one player is ahead by more holes than are left in the stipulated round the match is over i.e. "3 up with 2 to play".

Answer 2

It is scored by whoever wins the hole.  If golfer A gets a par on the hole and golfer B gets a birdie, then golfer B wins the hole and is 1 UP, so on and so forth.  A hole is considered halved if both players get the same score.  Whoever wins the most holes wins the match.

Answer 3

They score the holes, not overall score.   If you birdie and other person pars, you are 1 up.  The fastest way to win is to win first 10 holes and be 10 up with 8 to go.

Answer 4

Match play vs. stroke play:

Most professional tournaments are stroke play.  Count every stroke, whoever has the least strokes wins.

In match play, all that matters is who wins the most holes.

Example:

1st hole:  Player A makes a 4....Player B makes a 7.

2nd hole:  Player A makes a 4...Player B makes a 3.

In match play, the match is currently "all square" or tied.  Each player has won 1 hole.

Using the same example, if you were playing stroke play,

Player A would be two strokes ahead.  Player A would have 8 strokes so far, and Player B would have 10.

Match play is  1 player (or team) against another.  It could be a seeded, bracketed tournament like tennis.

Stroke play is many players against each other.  Low # of strokes wins.