fourball
fourball noun: a match between two teams of two golfers, each playing his or her own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots, and each hole won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score.
Noun
fourball (countable and uncountable, plural fourballs)
- A match between two teams of two golfers, each playing his or her own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots, and each hole won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score.
- The United States pitched a shutout in five alternate-shot matches during a crisp morning, then turned back an International rally with one of its own to split the afternoon fourball matches and build a 14 ½-7 ½ lead going into the 12 singles matches today in Montreal.2007 September 30, The Associated Press, “U.S. Widens Lead in Presidents Cup”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- better ball, best ball
Synonyms of fourball
Forms of fourball
| plural | fourballs |
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Origin of fourball
From four + ball.
Questions about fourball
- What does fourball mean?
- Fourball means a match between two teams of two golfers, each playing his or her own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots, and each hole won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score.
- What part of speech is fourball?
- Fourball is a noun.
- What is the plural of fourball?
- The plural of fourball is fourballs.
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