Play-off
If a competition ends with a tie, the winner is decided by playing further holes. Currently, the winner is usually the first competitor to win a hole. The U.S. and British Opens are exceptions.
Provisional ...
A sudden death play-off decided the Boys 13 and under Champion after Jehremy Ryde, 13, of Eston, SK (76-80) tied for first place with Jordan Arndt, 13, of Furdale, SK (78-78). Ryde birdied the first play-off hole to take the title.
chip-off (like "play-off") -- a method of breaking a tie by seeing who gets a selected chip shot closer to the hole
Example: We were tied at the end of the round so we had a chip-off to decide the winner.
Bob May, runner-up to Gary Wolstenholme in 91 and Colin Montgomerie, who lost to Olazabal in 84 have both lost Open play-offs and Scott Hoch, whom Jay Sigal beat in 79 was also beaten by Nick Faldo in a play-off for the Masters.
Although I lost that championship in an 18-hole play-off with Fuzzy Zoeller, I will never forget the exhilaration of that putt.
Els, beaten by Woods in a play-off in Dubai in 2006, said: "The second shot at 18, it was right where I wanted it, but I could see a gust got it in the air and it didn't have much of a chance in the end. But it was really right at it." ...
Sudden Death - A form of play-off in strokeplay competitions used when one or more players tie with the same score. The first person to win a hole outright is the winner; with more than 2 players, a process of elimination is involved.
Trevor Fisher Jnr bested Desvonde Botes in a three-hole play-off to win the Sunshine Tour's Seekers Travel Pro Am in South Africa.
Ryder cup captaincy debate delayed ...
Campbell bogeyed the first play-off hole to drop out. Cabrera then parred the second hole to win his first green jacket.
How He Won: Controlled his speed perfectly on Augusta's slick greens
His Shot: Using the belly putter to drain putts ...
1913 - Francis Ouimet, age 20, becomes the first amateur to win the U.S. Open, defeating favorites Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a play-off.
The first professional international match is played between France and the United States at La Boulie, France.
Accordingly, the smart player, plays the lay-up shot that might set up a birdie, but that also ensures a par and keep thim in the tournament for either a win, or a play-off.
 See also: Golf, Round, Hole, Par, Birdie
  
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