Money Ball (Yellow Ball)

Teams of four (or three) rotate a marked ball: player A plays it on hole 1, B on hole 2, C on 3, D on 4, then A again. Everyone plays their own ball as normal.

Team score per hole = yellow-ball player's net score + lowest net score of the other players (e.g. 5 + 4 = 9). A harsh variant disqualifies the team, or drops to a threesome, if the yellow ball is lost; a softer variant awards a separate prize for the lowest yellow-ball total.

• Lone Ranger: only the yellow-ball score counts
• Devil Ball skins: holes weighted by stroke index
• Combine with scramble (yellow-ball scramble)
• Money-ball pot as a bonus inside another format
• Devil Ball is also the name of a different 2-man game where each hole is worth its handicap-index number (171 points total) to the low ball, with carryovers
• Lone Ranger and Pink Lady are the same rotation format under other names
• Team eliminated if the ball is lost
• Devil Ball counts double

• Print the rotation on the scorecard
• Play safe with the yellow ball; a lost ball can end the day
• Protect the money ball; lay up rather than risk losing it
• Rotate so your steadiest player gets the toughest holes
• Use full handicaps for the money-ball player