In medal or stroke play, now the more popular kind of play in major tournaments, the winner of the contest is the team or player taking the fewest strokes over the total number of holes agreed upon.

• 比杆赛为目前主要赛事主要采用的比赛方式，以最少的击球次数打完规定的一轮或数轮的比赛者为胜者。