Foursomes and fourballs are a key ingredient to the biggest team matches in golf including the Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup and Presidents Cup.

Both formats involve teams of two players, but the main difference between four-balls and foursomes is in the number of balls being played.

In foursomes, team-mates share a ball; in four-balls , each of the four players involved plays their own own ball. You may like

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Foursomes, which is also known as Alternate Shot, sees a team of two playing one ball, with one of the players teeing off on the odd-numbered holes, and the other doing so

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