The win was his first American stroke play victory. The main tournament opens with two rounds of stroke play. The tournaments are 18-holes of stroke play. This was in the stroke play era. There are two basic forms of golf play, match play and stroke play. The format changed to stroke play from 1910. Foursomes can be played as match play or stroke play. Both tournaments are run at stroke play today. The tournament is a 72 hole stroke play event with no cut. Wie made the top 64 in the stroke play rounds to qualify for match play. Stroke Play champion in 1988 and 1989. From 1954 to 1999, the format was 72 holes of stroke play. Four-ball can be played as match play or stroke play. As a result of stroke play in each team, the Team Champion is determined. It was stroke play in all other years.