a stroke behind

Examples (10)

• After the first round, he was just a stroke behind the leader.
• The defending champion started the final day two strokes behind.
• She eventually finished the tournament three strokes behind the winner.
• Entering the 18th hole, the young player was a stroke behind.
• It is hard to recover when you are five strokes behind on the back nine.
• He was four strokes behind at the turn but managed a spectacular comeback.
• Despite being a stroke behind, she played aggressively to close the gap.
• The leaderboard showed him sitting exactly two strokes behind the frontrunner.
• He remained a stroke behind for most of the afternoon.
• The Irish golfer ended the day two strokes behind the pace set by Woods.