Purpose of Rule: Rule 22 covers Foursomes (played either in match play or stroke play), where two partners compete together as a side by alternating in making strokes at a single ball. The Rules for this form of play are essentially the same as for individual play, except for requiring the partners to alternate in teeing off to start a hole and to play out each hole with alternate shots.
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) (also known as Alternate Shot) is a form of play involving partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. (in either 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 stroke playStroke Play: A form of play where a player or side competes against all other players or sides in the competition.(...Continued)) where two partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. compete as a sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) by playing one ball in alternating order on each hole.
Rules 1-20 apply to this form of play (with the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) playing one ball being treated in the same way as the individual player is treated), as modified by these specific Rules.
A variation of this is a form of 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) known as Threesomes, where an individual player competes against a sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) of two partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. who play alternating shots under these specific Rules.
As both partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. compete as one sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) playing only one ball:
Either partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. may take any allowed action for the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) before the strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) is made, such as to markMark: To show the spot where a ball is at rest by either:(...Continued) the spot of the ball and lift, replaceReplace: To place a ball by setting it down by hand and letting it go, with the intent for it to be in play.(...Continued), dropDrop: To hold the ball and let go of it so that it falls through the air, with the intent for the ball to be in play.(...Continued) and place the ball, no matter which partner’sPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. turn it is to play next for the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued).
A partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. and their caddieCaddie: Someone who helps a player during a round, including in these ways:(...Continued) may help the other partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. in any way that the other partner’sPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. caddieCaddie: Someone who helps a player during a round, including in these ways:(...Continued) is allowed to help (such as to give and be asked for adviceAdvice: Any verbal comment or action (such as showing what club was just used to make a stroke) that is intended to influence a player in:(...Continued) and take the other actions allowed under Rule 10), but must not give any help that the other partner’sPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. caddieCaddie: Someone who helps a player during a round, including in these ways:(...Continued) is not allowed to give under the Rules.
Any action taken or breach of the Rules by either partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. or either caddieCaddie: Someone who helps a player during a round, including in these ways:(...Continued) applies to the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued).
In stroke playStroke Play: A form of play where a player or side competes against all other players or sides in the competition.(...Continued), only one of the partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. needs to certify the side’sSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) hole scores on the scorecardScorecard: The document where a player’s score for each hole is entered in stroke play.(...Continued) (see Rule 3.3b).
On each hole, the partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. must make each strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) for the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) in alternating order:
PartnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. must alternate the order in which they play first from the teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued) of each hole.
After the side’sSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) first strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) from the teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued) of a hole, the partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. must alternate strokesStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) for the rest of the hole.
If a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) is cancelled, replayed or otherwise does not count under any Rule (except when a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) is made in the wrong order in breach of this Rule), the same partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. who made the strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) must make the next strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) for the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...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), 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 play 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).
Any penalty strokes for the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) do not affect the partners’Partner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. alternating order of play.
Penalty for Making a StrokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) in the Wrong Order in Breach of Rule 22.3: General PenaltyGeneral Penalty: Loss of hole in match play or two penalty strokes in stroke play..
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 sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) must correct the mistake:
The right partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. must make a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) from where the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) made the first strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) in the wrong order (see Rule 14.6).
The strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) made in the wrong order and any more strokes before the mistake is corrected (including strokesStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) made and any penalty strokes solely from playing that ball) do not count.
If the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) does not correct the mistake before making a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) to begin another hole or, for the last hole of the roundRound: 18 or fewer holes played in the order set by the Committee., before returning its scorecardScorecard: The document where a player’s score for each hole is entered in stroke play.(...Continued), the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) is disqualified.
The sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) may choose which partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. will play from the first teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued) in starting the roundRound: 18 or fewer holes played in the order set by the Committee., unless the Terms of the Competition say which partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. must play first.
The side’sSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) roundRound: 18 or fewer holes played in the order set by the Committee. starts when that partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. makes a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) to start the side’sSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) first hole.
Rule 5.3a applies differently to each partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. based on who will play first for the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued):
The partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. who will play first must be ready to play at the starting time and starting point, and must start at (and not before) that time.
The partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. who will play second must be present at the starting time either at the starting point or on the hole near where the ball played from the teeing areaTeeing Area: The area the player must play from in starting the hole they are playing.(...Continued) is expected to come to rest.
If either partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. is not present in this way, the sideSide: Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play.(...Continued) is in breach of Rule 5.3a.
Rule 4.1b(2) is modified to allow partnersPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. to share clubs, so long as the total number of clubs they have together is not more than 14.
In addition to the limitations in Rule 10.2b(4), a player must not stand on or close to an extension of the line of playLine of Play: The line where the player intends their ball to go after a stroke, including the area on that line that is a reasonable distance up above the ground and on either side of that line.(...Continued) behind the ball while their partnerPartner: A player who competes together with another player as a side, in either match play or stroke play. is making a strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued) to gain information for the side’s next strokeStroke: The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball.(...Continued).
Penalty for Breach of Rule 22.6: General Penalty.General Penalty: Loss of hole in match play or two penalty strokes in stroke play.