<P> Fourball is a playing format in the game of golf . It is also known as best ball or more properly better ball . </P> <P> In a stroke play competition, competitors are paired and play as a team . Each golfer plays his own ball; the team's score on each hole is the lower of the two players' scores . Only one of a pair is required to complete each hole . The winners are the team with the lowest aggregate score over a set number of holes . Since 2017 this format, along with foursomes, has been used by the Zurich Classic on the PGA Tour . </P> <P> In a match play competition, a fourball consists of two teams of two players competing directly against each other . All four golfers play their own balls throughout the round (rather than alternating shots); each hole is won by the team whose member has the lowest score . This form of golf is commonly played in team golf competitions such as the Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, and Presidents Cup . </P>

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