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Foursomes, also known as alternate shot, is a pairs playing format in the sport of golf. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Golfers compete in teams of two, using only one ball per team, and taking alternate shots until the hole is completed.
The Worplesdon Open Scratch Mixed Foursomes is an open mixed foursomes golf tournament contested annually at the Worplesdon Golf Club in Surrey since 1921. From its inception until the 1960s the event attracted many of the leading amateur golfers. [ 1 ]
The event is played over four days each March at Sunningdale Golf Club and is open to all golfers. Any combination of male or female, professional or amateur, is allowed. The format is foursomes match play, the field being limited to 128 pairs. For the first two rounds both the Old and New courses are used, but thereafter only the Old course is ...
The scoring system of the event is match play.The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup and consists of 12 players per side. Each team has a captain, usually a highly respected golf figure, who is responsible for choosing the pairs in the doubles events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats (also known as "foursomes" and "fourball" matches respectively).
The Walker Cup employs a combination of foursomes (alternate-shot) and singles competition and was originally the format used for the professional equivalent Ryder Cup.Up to 1961, 36 holes matches were played: four foursomes on the first day and eight singles matches on the second day.
The first six holes will be played as fourballs, also known as best ball, the middle third will be foursomes or alternate shot as one teammate tees off on odd-numbered holes and the other takes ...
The majority of the team was selected from the Ryder Cup points list which was based on prize money won in important tournaments. Generally one point was awarded for every $1,000 earned. The team consisted of: [6] The leading eight players on the Ryder Cup points list, gained in the following events. 2015 major championships
The morning foursomes began well for Team Europe, as they took the lead in all four matches within the first hour. However, things changed by the end of the morning, with Team USA ending the session up 3–1, marking the first time since the last American win in 1999 that Team USA held the lead at the end of any Ryder Cup session.