There are good arguments against match play in professional golf. The 18-hole sprint allows too many upsets and the early departure of too many big names (who may have even shot a much lower score in ...

It's Match Play time in the Golf Digest offices. At the start of golf season every year, everyone in the company is randomly drawn into a big bracket. It's a fun—and at times, heated—competition. And ...

With back-to-back appearances in the final match of the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship in 2022 and 2023, Drew Stoltz knows a thing or two about how to succeed in match play. And in this week’s ...

With the Ryder Cup likely on your mind (play begins Friday at Bethpage Black), now might be a good time to highlight some of the unique aspects of the Rules of Golf that only apply to match play.

Match play in golf focuses on winning individual holes rather than the total number of strokes. A score like "5&4" means a team was up five holes with only four left to play, ending the match. The ...

The Ryder Cup is a golf event unlike any other. Every other year, some of the world's best golfers representing the United States and Europe face off in a competition played over three days. The ...

Deciding the national champion in college golf with match play has brought excitement to the sport since the format was adopted to crown a team winner for the men in 2009 and the women in 2015. Golf ...