Below you will find example sentences with "strokes gained". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Strokes Gained in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 14
  • Discovered as a combination around: gained
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.6 words

Words in this phrase

strokes gained

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • strokes can mean: plural of stroke Less frequent word
  • gained can mean: simple past and past participle of gain Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

11th in strokes gained putting 1× 13th in strokes gained approach and 1× 14th in strokes gained tee to 1× 19th in strokes gained and posting 1× 2 46 strokes gained putting figure 1× 40 in strokes gained off the 1× approach and strokes gained on par 1× field in strokes gained approach and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bradley has been 1× burgoon will demolish 1× fourth on the 1× fowler led the 1× he ranks first 1× in a field 1×

Common sentence endings:

has struggled with 1× last four events 1× off the green 1× off the tee 1× on par 5s 1× on the afternoon 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

field 7× tee 6× green 5× putting 5× top 5× ranks 4× approach 4× tour 4× off 4× better 3× fourth 3× par 3×

Related phrases

gained access gained momentum gained traction

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around gained:

gained access 8× gained momentum 7× gained traction 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

striped bass strip mall strip club strings attached string theory striking workers

Just after it in the phrase index:

strong advocate strong buy strong emphasis strong execution strong growth strong possibility

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "strokes gained" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 11th in strokes gained putting, 13th in strokes gained approach and, field, tee and green stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with gained access, gained momentum, gained traction, gained access, gained momentum and gained traction, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with strokes gained

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

In terms of strokes gained: off the tee, he’s 11th on the PGA Tour. (15 words)

Fowler led the field in strokes gained from tee to green and putted close to the field average. (18 words)

Lee also ranked 16th at Valhalla in strokes gained: putting, a part of his game that he has struggled with. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Burgoon will demolish the Par 5s, he ranks fourth in the field in Par 5 birdie or better percentage, and ranks inside the Top 20 in the field in strokes gained: approach and off-the-tee. (36 words)

In relation to this week’s current listed Houston Open field, in the last 12 rounds played on the PGA Tour, Denny ranks first in birdie or better percentage and 11th in strokes gained putting. (35 words)

Upon completion of two rounds of play at the 2020 Northern Trust, in relation to the field, Kisner is currently ranked 13th in strokes gained approach and 14th in strokes gained tee to green. (34 words)

Example sentences (14)

He ranks first in birdies or better gained, third in strokes gained: tee to green, and fourth in both strokes gained: approach and strokes gained on par 5s.

Upon completion of two rounds of play at the 2020 Northern Trust, in relation to the field, Kisner is currently ranked 13th in strokes gained approach and 14th in strokes gained tee to green.

Fourth on the PGA Tour last year in strokes gained putting, Hatton is lifting himself into that tier behind McIlroy, Rahm and Hovland.

Morikawa currently leads the tournament in strokes gained around the green and twice in a three-hole stretch on the front nine Morikawa holed out from off the green.

Lee also ranked 16th at Valhalla in strokes gained: putting, a part of his game that he has struggled with.

In a field that included 95 of the top-100 players in the world, Morikawa led everyone this week in strokes gained: putting, driving accuracy, and proximity to the hole.

In relation to this week’s current listed Houston Open field, in the last 12 rounds played on the PGA Tour, Denny ranks first in birdie or better percentage and 11th in strokes gained putting.

In terms of strokes gained: off the tee, he’s 11th on the PGA Tour.

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But there's hard to find much fault in his Friday trek, hitting 14 greens and posting a 2.46 strokes gained/putting figure on the afternoon.

Bradley has been the best all year long in strokes gained: approach until Tiger Woods recently bumped him down to second place.

Burgoon will demolish the Par 5s, he ranks fourth in the field in Par 5 birdie or better percentage, and ranks inside the Top 20 in the field in strokes gained: approach and off-the-tee.

Fowler led the field in strokes gained from tee to green and putted close to the field average.

Jason Dufner's played relatively solid this campaign, ranking 19th in strokes gained and posting top 20s in three of his last four events.

Ortiz is a jack of all trades, ranking inside the top half of Tour players in good drive percentage, Top 40 in strokes gained: off-the-tee, and 16th overall in scrambling.

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