Rule 12 234 Definitions Side Two or more partners competing as a single unit in a round in match play or stroke play. Each set of partners is a side, whether each partner plays their own ball (Four-Ball) or the partners play one ball (Foursomes). A side is not the same as a team. In a team competition, each team consists of players competing as individuals or as sides. Stableford A form of stroke play where: • A player’s or side’s score for a hole is based on points awarded by comparing the player’s or side’s number of strokes on the hole (including strokes made and any penalty strokes) to a fixed target score for the hole set by the Committee, and • The competition is won by the player or side who completes all rounds with the most points. Stance The position of a player’s feet and body in preparing for and making a stroke. See Rule 25.4d (for players who use an assistive mobility device, the definition is modified to include the position of the assistive mobility device in preparing for and making a stroke). Stroke The forward movement of the club made to strike the ball. But a stroke has not been made if the player: • Decides during the downswing not to strike the ball and avoids doing so by deliberately stopping the clubhead before it reaches the ball or, if unable to stop, by deliberately missing the ball. • Accidentally strikes the ball when making a practice swing or while preparing to make a stroke. When the Rules refer to “playing a ball”, it means the same as making a stroke. The player’s score for a hole or a round is described as a number of “strokes” or “strokes taken”, which means both all strokes made and any penalty strokes (see Rule 3.1c).
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy Mjk0MTY=