Major golf tournaments are individual stroke-play events, where every shot is counted over the course of a round. On the PGA Tour, golfers compete over 72 holes, and the winner is the player with the ...

If your playing partner hits a wrong ball but you're playing both match play and stroke play, how should you assess the ...

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 ...

Ryder Cup legends Sir Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Tony Jacklin and Justin Rose tell BBC Sport why and how Europe can win at Bethpage.

Lucky for you and that one you pumped into the rough between the second and third holes, a guy playing in the opposite direction found your ball buried in deep rough. He picked it up, called out the ...

Of all the stats that get bandied about during Ryder Cup weeks, this one may be the most important—yet it's one of the ones talked about the least: Which team grabs the early lead in matches most ...