Noun
countback (plural countbacks)
(sports) A procedure used to determine which of two equal finishers is the winner, based on past performance
After a day's combat on the fairway, two teams were tied on 98 points – and it needed a card countback to determine the winner. Source: Internet
Alan Maxwell (21hcp) took third spot on countback from Terry Rogers (19hcp) after both scored 71. Source: Internet
C. Parker came in with a score of nett 73 to win Division One from R. Sanderson who took second place from J. Turner on a countback after both carded nett rounds of 74. Source: Internet
He won by four from Pete Barton and Tony Higgins, with Barton getting the nod for second on a countback. Source: Internet
Ben Russell (below) also needed countback to see off Connor Ross in the junior section after both totalled 36 points. Source: Internet
He scored a nett 67 to win Division One by two from Barrie Tucker and Mike Allen, with Tucker shading a countback to get the runners-up prize. Source: Internet