What does four ball rules refer to in the game of golf?
The Official Rules of Golf appear on the About.com Golf site courtesy of the USGA, are used with permission, and may not be reprinted without the permission of the USGA. 31-1. General In four-ball stroke play two competitors play as partners, each playing his own ball. The lower score of the partners is the score for the hole. If one partner fails to complete the play of a hole, there is no penalty. The Rules of Golf, so far as they are not at variance with the following specific Rules, apply to four-ball stroke play. 31-2. Representation of Side A side may be represented by either partner for all or any part of a stipulated round; both partners need not be present. An absent competitor may join his partner between holes, but not during play of a hole. 31-3. Maximum of Fourteen Clubs The side is penalized for a breach of Rule 4-3a (iii) or Rule 4-4 by either partner. 31-4. Scoring The marker is required to record for each hole only the gros
