: a golf match in which the best individual score of one partnership is matched against the best individual score of another partnership for each hole
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The format was one point for a six-hole four-ball match, one point for a six-hole foursomes match and one point each for singles over the last six holes.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The 18 holes were split into three sessions of six holes: four-ball, foursomes and singles.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Plenty of disappointment engulfed the ballroom when Atlanta’s four-ball combination came up, including from Schnall.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
After managing only half a point in Monday’s foursomes and tying 3-3 in four-ball, the U.S. trailed 8 1/2 to 3 1/2 heading into Tuesday’s 12 singles matches, each worth one point.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Thompson entered this week with a record of 7-3-1, 7-2-0 in four-ball matches and 0-1-1 in singles, during the past three versions of the event.
—Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
The Mavericks will have a 3% chance of those 1,000 four-ball number combinations to move up to No. 1, a 3.3% chance at No. 2, a 3.6% chance at No. 3 and a 4% chance at No. 4.
—Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 2 May 2023
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The 18 holes were split into three sessions of six holes: four-ball, foursomes and singles.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Plenty of disappointment engulfed the ballroom when Atlanta’s four-ball combination came up, including from Schnall.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
After managing only half a point in Monday’s foursomes and tying 3-3 in four-ball, the U.S. trailed 8 1/2 to 3 1/2 heading into Tuesday’s 12 singles matches, each worth one point.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Thompson entered this week with a record of 7-3-1, 7-2-0 in four-ball matches and 0-1-1 in singles, during the past three versions of the event.
—Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
The Mavericks will have a 3% chance of those 1,000 four-ball number combinations to move up to No. 1, a 3.3% chance at No. 2, a 3.6% chance at No. 3 and a 4% chance at No. 4.
—Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 2 May 2023
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“Four-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-ball. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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