Best Ball

Best Ball:

Best Ball is a format of golf competition of teams, comprised of two, three or four players (partners). All partners play their own balls throughout the round. At the conclusion of each hole, the best score among the partners on each team is that team’s score. This format is usually played as Stroke Play, but it can be played also as Match Play, when a single player compete against a 2- or 3-person team.

In the case of two-person team competition, this format is most often called Four-Ball or Better Ball.