Sentence examples for gain a stroke from inspiring English sources

Beckman was at 16-under heading to No. 14, but he birdied the hole to gain a stroke on Campbell.

Hogan made a par at No. 11 to gain a stroke on Fleck but three-putted the 12th green to fall three behind.

After his poor-putting double bogey on the second hole, Phil Mickelson tried to gain a stroke back quickly with a great tee shot No. 3, but he slid his birdie putt just past the hole to settle for par.

The psychological preference to avoid a perceived penalty (losing a stroke relative to par) rather than go for a perceived gain (gaining a stroke) has some benefit.

Instead of gaining a stroke at the hole, Woods lost another stroke, leaving him three behind with seven holes to play and with Sutton playing steady golf.

But he gained a stroke when Adam Scott bogeyed No. 3. Phil Mickelson didn't leave much mystery to how he'd do at this tournament.

Angel Cabrera gave a shot back at the grueling No. 6 and Dustin Johnson gained a stroke in his up-and-down round and they found themselves in a four-way tie for the lead at three under with Zach Johnson and Miguel Angel-Jimenez.

And Broadie has also popularised Strokes Gained – a measure that allows a golfer to understand better where he gains or loses ground with his peers compared with traditional statistics.

The Bruins got away from the start at a searing 46-stroke cadence and, with Erik Winters reinstalled in the stroke seat, gained a boat-length lead on Princeton 500 meters into the Tigers' home 2,000-meter 2,000-meterie course.

Phil Mickelson, the world No. 2, who began the day nine strokes behind, gained a great deal of ground and fans in his gallery with six birdies in the first 13 holes.

Thanks to its sensitivity in detecting hyperacute ischaemic strokes, DWI has gained a primary role in routine brain MR protocols when dealing with acute neurological syndromes.