How it works
- Play in teams of two, each partner with their own ball.
- On every hole the better net score of the two counts for the team.
- The lowest team total wins.
- Places earn 8, 4 and 2 points to each partner.
Who plays with whom
By default the pairs come from the tee sheet: the first two players in a group against the next two. Your organizer can set the teams by hand instead. Played as a match rather than a total, the same format is a four-ball match.
A worked example
1 · Pat & Chris-4
2 · Sam & Alex-3
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Pat | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Chris | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Sam | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Alex | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Pat | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Chris | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Sam | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Alex | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Points: Pat 8, Chris 8, Sam 4, Alex 4.
Strokes in best ball
Each player gets 85% of their Strokes, the usual allowance for four-ball, because the better ball already helps the team.
Play it in Baroo
Choose best ball for a round and Baroo picks the counting score on every hole for you.