Definitions for "Match Bet"
This is a bet between two golf players, to predict who will get the best score in a tournament. The players may not physically play against each other in any round; this bet is based purely on their individual scores over the whole tournament (i.e. 72 holes).
A wager on the relative performance of two participants in an event against each other, regardless of how well any other participant performs.
A specific bet on the head to head performance of two horses, individuals or teams in an event, regardless of how well they do against all of the other competitors in that event.