The Golden Ball

TallyHo Today gives every player in the world the same three mini golf holes, every single day, free. Play them in a browser in about two minutes. The Golden Ball is what waits at the end of that habit: one prize, one winner, once, for the first person ever to collect every free ball the game can issue.

The Golden Ball has not opened yet. The complete official rules will be published on this page before it does, and nothing can be claimed until they are.

The prize

  • Cash to the winner: $1,000 rising to $4,500

    It grows every time a golf course partners with TallyHo and every 50,000 rounds played by signed-in players, up to a published cap. It never shrinks.

  • The trophy: A one-of-one engraved Golden Ball

    Made once and never reissued. There is no second one.

  • Also included: Lifetime free access and a permanent title

    An in-app badge no other account can ever hold.

  • Entry fee: None, ever

    No purchase necessary. Every qualifying ball is free to earn, and paid items are deliberately excluded from the requirements.

  • Environmental fund: Donated every 7 September

    A separate pot that never pays the winner. It takes half of every course partner signed and half of every 50,000 rounds played, grows $1,000 every year the prize goes unclaimed, and TallyHo donates it annually whether or not anyone has won.

How to win

  • Collect every free ball

    47 balls qualify: 16 earned through secret objectives, 12 earned through daily streaks, 8 earned in the Challenge store, and 11 score balls carried all the way to their highest tier. Paid balls are excluded on purpose, so nobody can buy their way closer.

  • Reach the top of the streak ladder

    The highest streak ball needs 100 consecutive days of play. Streak shields can buy back a short lapse, but only within seven days of the first day missed. A longer absence resets the run to zero.

  • Take every score ball to gold

    Each of the 11 score balls has four stages, reached at 5, 10, 15 and 20 rounds finishing at that exact score. All eleven must reach the final gold stage. This is the hardest requirement and the one that makes the Golden Ball a multi-year pursuit.

  • Be following TallyHo when you claim

    Following TallyHo on Instagram and TikTok is checked once, at the moment of claim. Anyone who completes everything without following gets 48 hours to fix it.

  • Pass the review

    Every requirement is verified on TallyHo's servers from data the game already records, never from anything your device reports. A completed claim is reviewed by a human before any prize is paid.

The fastest possible run is limited by the calendar, not by skill. One objective requires playing across all four real-world seasons, and the streak ladder alone takes 100 days. Carrying all eleven score balls to gold takes considerably longer than that. Treat this as a multi-year pursuit with no deadline: slower players are never eliminated, only later.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the Golden Ball?

    The Golden Ball is a one-time prize in TallyHo Today, a free daily mini golf game. Exactly one player will ever win it: the first person to collect every free ball the game can issue. The winner receives cash (starting at $1,000 and capped at $4,500), a one-of-one engraved trophy, lifetime free premium access, and a permanent in-app title.

  • Is there a free daily mini golf game?

    Yes. TallyHo Today publishes three brand-new mini golf holes every day, identical for every player in the world, and they reset at midnight UTC. It is free, runs in any browser, and takes about two minutes to play. No account is needed to try it, though you need one to build a streak.

  • Can you win money playing mini golf online?

    With TallyHo Today, yes. The Golden Ball awards a cash prize to a single player, once. It is a skill contest with no entry fee and no purchase necessary, and it is not a game of chance.

  • Do I have to pay or subscribe to be eligible?

    No. Every ball required for the Golden Ball is free to earn. Paid balls are deliberately excluded from the requirements, so buying a subscription cannot bring anyone closer to winning. Eligibility is based on what a player has earned, never on what they have paid for or can currently display.

  • How long does it take to win the Golden Ball?

    Years, not days. One requirement spans all four real-world seasons, another needs a 100-day playing streak, and the hardest needs 20 rounds at each of eleven separate score levels. There is no deadline, so a slower player is never eliminated. This is designed as a long-term pursuit rather than a quick win.

  • What are the secret objectives?

    They stay secret on purpose. Discovery is part of the game, so TallyHo publishes how many objectives there are and what completing them requires overall, but never the objectives themselves. Each one reveals a cryptic hint in the game when you tap it.

  • What happens if nobody ever wins?

    The environmental fund is donated anyway. It is a separate pot that never pays the winner, it grows by $1,000 every year the prize goes unclaimed, and TallyHo donates it every 7 September regardless. In a year with no winner, players vote on which environmental charity receives it.

  • How does the prize get bigger?

    Two ways, both published, and both split evenly between the prize and the environmental fund. Every golf course that partners with TallyHo adds $25 to each. Every 50,000 rounds played by signed-in players adds $25 to each. The cash prize has a published maximum; anything beyond it goes to the fund instead.

  • Who can enter?

    Anyone with a free TallyHo account, subject to the official rules. Players under 18 need a parent or guardian's consent for both eligibility and payment. The contest is void where prohibited, and Quebec and Italy are excluded. The winner is responsible for their own taxes.

  • How do you stop people from cheating?

    Every qualifying requirement is calculated on TallyHo's servers from data the game already records, never from anything a player's device claims. Nothing about a player's progress can be faked from the outside, and a completed claim is reviewed by a person before any prize is paid.

  • What is TallyHo Today?

    TallyHo Today is the free daily game inside TallyHo Golf, a mini golf platform used by courses and players. Three new holes appear every day, everyone plays the same ones, and results feed daily, weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards. TallyHo also provides free digital scorecards for real mini golf courses.

  • Where do I start?

    Play today's holes at tallyhogolf.com/today. Create a free account to start a streak, because streak days only count while signed in. Everything required for the Golden Ball begins with playing regularly.

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