Explore Fourball through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fourball meaning
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.
Using Fourball
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
Context around Fourball
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fourball
- In this selection, "fourball" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, four, cup, better, play and pairings stand out and add context to how "fourball" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 61 in fourball play thursday and and four fourball better ball. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fourball" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fourball
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Format is fourball alliance with two scores to count. (9 words)
Email “Ryder Cup fourball pairings announced as Woods teams up with Reed”. (12 words)
Four foursome (alternate shot) matches in the morning, and four fourball (better ball) matches in the afternoon, with pairings TBC. (20 words)
McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot an 11-under 61 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event. (35 words)
The US Open champion and his younger brother, who needed a sponsor’s invitation to play in the tournament, made five birdies apiece in the opening round of fourball. (29 words)
Four foursome (alternate shot) matches in the morning, and four fourball (better ball) matches in the afternoon, with pairings TBC. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
Four foursome (alternate shot) matches in the morning, and four fourball (better ball) matches in the afternoon, with pairings TBC.
The US Open champion and his younger brother, who needed a sponsor’s invitation to play in the tournament, made five birdies apiece in the opening round of fourball.
McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot an 11-under 61 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event.
Email “Ryder Cup fourball pairings announced as Woods teams up with Reed”.
Format is fourball alliance with two scores to count.