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Sunday at Aronimink featured 22 players within four shots of the lead, the most ever since the PGA Championship went to stroke play in 1958.
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
Liu finished tied for fifth in two rounds of stroke play, then won four match play rounds before falling in the finals.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2026
Her play helped carry the Gators, ranked third nationally, to the top of the leaderboard after 54 holes of stroke play.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Carey eventually departed for 106 but Australia, uncharacteristically careless with some of their stroke play, were thankful for the 34-year-old’s excellence.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
Liu finished tied for fifth in two rounds of stroke play, then won four match play rounds before falling in the finals.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2026
Her play helped carry the Gators, ranked third nationally, to the top of the leaderboard after 54 holes of stroke play.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Carey eventually departed for 106 but Australia, uncharacteristically careless with some of their stroke play, were thankful for the 34-year-old’s excellence.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stroke play
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“Stroke play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stroke%20play. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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