Rule 22: Foursomes (Also Known as Alternate Shot)

Two partners share one ball, playing it in turn.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.1 · recall

Rule 22's title gives both names.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22 · recall

Any allowed action for the side may be taken by either partner.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.2 · applied

A partner may help in any way the other partner's caddie may.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.2 · applied

Any breach by either partner or either caddie applies to the side.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.2 · applied

Rule 22.2 lets either partner certify for the side.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.2; Rule 3.3b · applied

An individual plays against two partners who alternate shots.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.1 · recall

One ball, two balls, then four tee shots.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.1; Rule 23.1 · recall

A caddie's breach is the side's breach.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.2 · applied

A has two partners with one ball. B is two partners with a ball each, and C and D are three and four players.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.1 · applied

The partners must alternate who plays first from the teeing area of each hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

Who holed out does not matter; tee shots alternate.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

Strokes alternate for the rest of the hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

Penalty strokes are added to the score but do not change whose turn it is.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · recall

The out-of-bounds stroke counts, so the turn passes to Yellow.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3; Rule 18.2 · applied

When a stroke is cancelled or replayed, the same partner plays again.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

A provisional is played by the partner whose turn it is for the side's next stroke.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

Each partner plays every other stroke of the hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

Tee shots alternate hole by hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

The penalty stroke does not change the order, so the other partner plays the side's next stroke.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

Rule 22.3 carries the general penalty.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · recall

The general penalty in match play is loss of hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3; Rule 1.3c · applied

The correction is made from where the first stroke in the wrong order was played.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3; Rule 14.6 · applied

The wrong-order stroke and any more before the correction do not count.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

An uncorrected wrong-order stroke disqualifies the side.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

On the final hole the deadline is the return of the card.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

The general penalty in stroke play is two strokes.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

In Stableford this breach costs the hole's points, not the competition.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3; Rule 21.1c · applied

The correction keeps the side in the competition.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

B is where the wrong-order stroke 3 was made. A is the tee, D is where stroke 2 began, and C is where 3 ended.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.3 · applied

The side chooses, unless the Terms of the Competition name the partner.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4a · applied

The round starts when that partner makes a stroke to start the first hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4a · recall

That partner must be ready to play at the starting time and point.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4b · applied

The second partner may wait at the starting point or out on the hole near the expected landing spot.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4b · applied

The first partner must start at, and not before, the starting time.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4b · applied

If either partner is not present as required, the side is in breach.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4b · applied

Rule 22.4b adapts Rule 5.3a for the two partners.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4b · recall

The round begins with the first stroke.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4 · applied

The chosen partner starts, and the tee shots alternate from there.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4a; Rule 22.3 · applied

C is on the practice green by the clubhouse. A is at the starting point, and B and D are near where the drive should land.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.4b · applied

Rule 22.5 allows sharing, so long as the total is not more than 14.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.5 · applied

Shared clubs count together: 8 + 7 is one over the limit.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.5; Rule 4.1b · applied

The limit is the extension of the line of play behind the ball.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.6 · applied

Standing there could give information for the side's next stroke.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.6 · applied

Rule 22.6 carries the general penalty.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.6 · applied

Rule 22.6 adds to the limits in Rule 10.2b(4).

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.6 · recall

Rule 22.6 carries the general penalty, which in a match costs the hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.6 · applied

The limit applies to the total the partners have together.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.5 · applied

Yellow keeps off the line behind the ball while Blue putts.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.6 · applied

In A the other partner is on the line behind the ball. B and D are to the side, and C is beyond the hole.

Source: Rules of Golf (2023), Rule 22.6 · applied