: 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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After Saturday afternoon's four-ball session, Team USA captain Keegan Bradley had to face the music with the media.
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
For his career, Fleetwood is now a preposterous 10-2-1 in Ryder Cup foursomes and four-ball.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Should the same team combination appear more than once — or if the one unassigned combination is drawn — the result is thrown out, leading to another four-ball combination being selected.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2025
Saturday’s format was four-ball, in which both players on the two-man team play their own ball, and the best score between the two on each hole is recorded for the score.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2025
The competition will be split into two formats – foursomes (alternate shots) for the first round and four-ball (best ball) for the second.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
For his career, Fleetwood is now a preposterous 10-2-1 in Ryder Cup foursomes and four-ball.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Should the same team combination appear more than once — or if the one unassigned combination is drawn — the result is thrown out, leading to another four-ball combination being selected.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2025
Saturday’s format was four-ball, in which both players on the two-man team play their own ball, and the best score between the two on each hole is recorded for the score.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2025
The competition will be split into two formats – foursomes (alternate shots) for the first round and four-ball (best ball) for the second.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Four-ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-ball. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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