Welcome to the Barrenjoey Women's Classic - Foursomes.

 

You will be playing in 3 Divisions at different courses, Division 1 play at Cromer Golf Club, Division 2 will play at Wakehurst Golf Club and Division 3 will play at Monash Country Club. 

 

Please make sure that you have theGolf Genius App ready on the day. 

 

OVERVIEW

Foursomes is sometimes called Alternate Shot. It is a form of play involving partners where two partners compete as a side by playing one ball in alternating order on each hole.All Rules from the R&A app 1-20apply to this form of play (with the side playing one ball being treated in the same way as the individual player is treated.)

 

Foursomes –  Brief outline

Play 1 ball

One player tees off on the even holes and the other tees off on the odd holes. If Player A tees off, then Player B hits the next shot.
 

Play continues on an alternate basis until the ball is holed. Incurring a penalty shot does not impact the order of play. This includes a provisional.

 

Record your stroke score for each hole.

 

Record on Golf Genius App under the team score – one score only is recorded for the team of 2 people.

 

Handicap is ½ the combined handicap of the 2 players.

 

EITHER PARTNER MAY ACT FOR SIDE

Either partner may take any allowed action for the side before the stroke is made, such as to mark the spot of the ball and lift, replace, drop and place the ball, no matter which partner's turn it is to play next for the side.

 

A partner may help the other partner in any way, such as to give and be asked for advice and take other actions as allowed under Rule 10.

 

Any action taken or breach of the Rules by either partner applies to the side.

 

SIDE MUST ALTERNATE in MAKIN STROKES

On each hole, the partners must make each stroke for the side in alternate order:

• Partners must alternate the order in which they play first from the teeing area of each hole
• After the side's first stroke from the teeing area of a hole the partners must alternate strokes for the rest of the hole.
• If a stroke is cancelled, replayed or otherwise does not count under any Rule (except when a stroke is made in the wrong order in Breach of this Rule), the same partner who made the stroke must make the next stroke for the side.
• If the side decides to play a provisional ball, it must be played by the partner whose turn it is to play the next stroke.

Any penalty strokes for the side does not affect the partners' alternating order of play.

 

The penalty for making a stroke in the wrong order is the general penalty.

• The right partner must make a stroke from where the side made the first stroke in the wrong order
• The stroke made in the wrong order and any more strokes or penalties before the mistake is corrected do not count
• If the side does not correct the mistake before making a stroke to begin another hole or for the last hole of the round, before returning its score card.\, the side is disqualified.

Any partner may start the game.

 

But a partner may not stand on or behind an extension of a line of play behind the ball while their partner is making a stroke ignorer to gain information for the side next stroke, the penalty again is the general penalty.