How do you play best ball?

[AAA]

the best (better) ball where it is two teams of two and they play against each other counting the best (better) score of the team is called fourball in the ryder cup I believe. So that's probably the proper name. (It is)

[fundonny]

We just played best ball at Greensmere last week. Our group shot 2 over. And yes, I mean BEST BALL, not scramble. It was the first time I've played that way.

Pretty rare Dan. Usually seen at charity or corporate events.

We had one a couple of years ago. Our then Captain won a charity lottery where the prize was a round played on the winner's course with Mark James. James suggested the idea of the Best Ball. The Captain, the Vice Captain and the Club Champion v James. Because he had time they played 27 holes.
He was 1 up after 18 and then showed everyone how it should be done.
The difference between our champ (scratch player) and him was amazing.

[PapaPat]

In fact Four-Ball is one of the recognized formats which are played in large international competitions. It can be played either as Match Play or Stroke Play against a whole field. However, as AAA has already pointed out, when it is properly referred to as something else it would be referred to as Better Ball not Best Ball which means something else in golf nomenclature and would also be wrong grammatically. Reread the thread, it is all explained above.