1680s, "not confined to or following any one model or system," originally in reference to ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from every system; from French eclectique (1650s), from [..]

An accumulative score achieved during a number of rounds counting the best score at each hole.

Eclectic is a special variation of the golf tournament. In there, the golf players play several rounds and only the lowest result on each hole is recorded, in this strategy an 18-hole round is produced.

This is a multi-round golf tournament that ends up with one 18-hole score for each player.

An individual stroke play game comprising a defined number of rounds. At the end of the series each of the competitors records his best score of the series at each hole.

adjective Definition: composed of elements drawn from various sources Word History: Greek from ex- out + legein to gatherExample Sentence: There are eclectic ways of teaching tap dance.

(adj) selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas(n) someone who selects according to the eclectic method

(adj) 1. composed of elements drawn from various sources 2. selecting the best from various methods or sources. An eclectic herbalist draws upon various traditions (e.g., Chinese, Ayurvedic, etc.), ch [..]

Coming from many sources, as an eclectic diet.

Derived from many sources. Some would say too many.

Derived from many sources. Some would say too