In playing mixed FoursomesFoursomes (also known as “Alternate Shot”): A form of play where two partners compete as a side by playing one ball in alternating order on each hole.(...Continued) where different teeing areasTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued) are used by women and men if, for example, a man tees off from the teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued) defined by green tee-markers and hits his shot out of boundsOut of Bounds: All areas outside the boundary edge of the course as defined by the Committee. All areas inside that edge are in bounds.(...Continued), the woman must play the next strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) from the green teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued).
If both the player and their partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. mistakenly tee off from the same teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued), it must be determined whose turn it was to play.
For example, Player A and Player B are partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. of the SideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued)Side: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) A-B. Player A tees off first; then Player B tees off from the same teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued):
If it was Player A’s turn to tee off, Player B’s ball would be the side’sSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) ball in playIn Play: The status of a player’s ball when it lies on the course and is being used in the play of a hole:(...Continued) under penalty of stroke and distanceStroke and Distance: The procedure and penalty when a player takes relief under Rules 17, 18 or 19 by playing a ball from where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6).(...Continued) (Rule 18.1). The sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) has taken 3 strokes (including one penalty stroke) and it is Player A’s turn to play next.
If it was Player B’s turn to tee off, the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) loses the hole in match playMatch Play: A form of play where a player or side plays directly against an opponent or opposing side in a head-to-head match of one or more rounds:(...Continued) or gets two penalty strokes in stroke playStroke Play: A form of play where a player or side competes against all other players or sides in the competition.(...Continued) for playing in the wrong order when Player A played first. In stroke playStroke Play: A form of play where a player or side competes against all other players or sides in the competition.(...Continued), Player B’s ball is the side’sSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) ball in playIn Play: The status of a player’s ball when it lies on the course and is being used in the play of a hole:(...Continued), the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) has taken 3 strokes (including two penalty strokes) and it is Player A’s turn to play next.
A player may not change whose turn it is to play by intentionally missing the ball. A “strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) ” is the forward movement of the club made to strike the ball. Therefore, if a player has intentionally missed the ball, they have not made a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) and it is still their turn to play.
For example, Player A and Player B are partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. of the SideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) Side: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) A-B. If Player A purposely misses the ball so that Player B can hit the shot, Player A has not made a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) as there was no intention of striking the ball. If Player B subsequently plays the ball, sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) A-B gets the general penaltyGeneral Penalty: Loss of hole in match play or two penalty strokes in stroke play. because Player B played in the wrong order as it was still Player A’s turn to play.
However, if Player A intends to strike the ball and accidentally misses it, they have made a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) and it is Player B’s turn to play.
If a sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) decides to play a provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued), it must be played by the partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. whose turn it is to make the side’sSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) next strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued).
For example, Player A and Player B are partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. of the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) A-B. Player A plays their ball and there is doubt whether the ball is out of boundsOut of Bounds: All areas outside the boundary edge of the course as defined by the Committee. All areas inside that edge are in bounds.(...Continued) or lostLost: The status of a ball that is not found in three minutes after the player or their caddie (or the player’s partner or partner’scaddie) begins to search for it. A ball does not become lost as a result of the player declaring it to be lost.(...Continued) outside a penalty areaPenalty Area: An area from which relief with a one-stroke penalty is allowed if the player’s ball comes to rest there.(...Continued). If the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) decides to play a provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued), Player B must play the provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued). If, by mistake, Player A plays the provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued), there is no penalty if the original ball is found and the provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued) does not become the ball in playIn Play: The status of a player’s ball when it lies on the course and is being used in the play of a hole:(...Continued).
However, if the original ball is lostLost: The status of a ball that is not found in three minutes after the player or their caddie (or the player’s partner or partner’scaddie) begins to search for it. A ball does not become lost as a result of the player declaring it to be lost.(...Continued) and the provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued) becomes the ball in playIn Play: The status of a player’s ball when it lies on the course and is being used in the play of a hole:(...Continued), since Player A played the provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued) in this example, the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) loses the hole in match playMatch Play: A form of play where a player or side plays directly against an opponent or opposing side in a head-to-head match of one or more rounds:(...Continued) or gets a penalty of two strokes in stroke playStroke Play: A form of play where a player or side competes against all other players or sides in the competition.(...Continued) for playing in the wrong order. In stroke playStroke Play: A form of play where a player or side competes against all other players or sides in the competition.(...Continued), the provisional ballProvisional Ball: Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be:(...Continued) must be abandoned and Player B must return to the spot of Player A’s last strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) at the original ball and put a ball in playIn Play: The status of a player’s ball when it lies on the course and is being used in the play of a hole:(...Continued) (Rule 18.2b).