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- Golf ball – “Hm. Is it me or is it getting warm around here?”
- Tennis Ball – “Oh geez Golf Ball, I um-um well um you know uh I mean, um, I mean, I mean I think-”
- Golf ball – “No, seriously, the temperature is ten standard deviations above normal! And all the grass around me just died!”
- — Don't Dig Straight Down
Tengolf is the het ship between Tennis Ball and Golf Ball from the Battle for Dream Island fandom.
Canon
Battle for Dream Island
Tennis Ball, Needle, and Leafy choose Golf Ball to be on their team. Golf Ball agrees with Tennis Ball's idea to have Flower on their team so she won't be as much of an enemy. Coiny claims that he always knew Tennis Ball and Golf Ball had a crush on each other, but Golf Ball corrects him, saying that she only likes Tennis Ball in a platonic way. However, in the storyboard, GB says "I only like tennis ball in a non platonic way" and non platonic means romantic. Tennis Ball ignores Golf Ball with the rest of her team when she tries to tell them about her plan. Tennis Ball is shocked when Snowball pushes Golf Ball off a cliff.
After Snowball threw Golf Ball down the gorge, knocking Needle, Ice Cube, and Leafy off the bridge, Tennis Ball comments that it was uncalled for.
Tennis Ball says that fixing the puzzle should be easy for Golf Ball. Golf Ball agrees since there are only nine pieces.
They work together to get their tub filled with tears. Golf Ball and Tennis ball "low five" with their legs when she sheds a tear.
Tennis Ball cheers for Golf Ball in the bread loaf contest, even though she was doing a terrible job.
Battle for Dream Island Again
Golf Ball angrily asks Tennis Ball if he wants Dream Island when Tennis Ball asks if they are going too far with chasing Leafy. Tennis Ball confirms this in a slightly irritated manner. Tennis Ball tells Golf Ball one team should have the original contestants and the other should have the newbies. Somehow, Golf Ball's face shows an uneasy expression as he speaks.
When Golf Ball gets poisoned, Tennis Ball seems rather amused by the fact that she looks like a miniature version of him.
Tennis Ball chose to recover Golf Ball when everyone else was recovering everyone with the HPRC. Golf Ball orders Tennis Ball to send Pencil to the incinerator. Tennis Ball follows through with what she said but said "Fine" in a very boring manner.
Golf Ball and Tennis Ball agree that W.O.A.H. Bunch needs to stop stealing their team members. Tennis Ball then promises to never switch.
Tennis Ball remained on Golfball's team in BFDIA 6. When they ran from Evil Leafy, the other armed members of the team said they needed to wave their arms. Tennis Ball comments that he would complain but hes fine with letting them do the work, which Golf Ball agreed with.
in BFDIA 7, Tennis Ball noticed Ruby had yoylite, a extremely powerful mineral, planning to swap to Freesmart momentarily to obtain it, before remembering Golf Ball and what she would think. He got Firey and Gelatin to join instead, making Golf Ball (when she noticed as she was glued to the tree and could see everyone from a higher angle) upset, before Tennis Ball explained and she became very ecstatic, rambling on about the yoylite. Tennis Ball sat down in front of her listening to her talk about the Yoylite, smiling.
In BFDIA 9, Tennis Ball got upset that Gelatin was joking about his machines being bad, expressing his frustration of everyone seeing him as a bad inventor compared to Golf Ball and that's why no one listens to him. He later expressed frustration that no one on his team knew anything about science, until he remembered Golf Ball. he took his laser invention, carving out onto the moon an Acetylsalicylic acid, causing Golf Ball to guess it and get him out of the compactor. However, due to her not knowing the prompt of the challenge, she got crushed, causing Tennis ball to look devastated.
In BFDIA 10 Tennis Ball used a win token to get her on the same team as him when she was against it due to not wanting to team with 'traitors'. He later showed her the yoylite, letting them research it together, until their research was disturbed.
In BFDIA 11, Golf Ball left that team, (literally) dragging Tennis Ball with her to another team. She also tells him to use his magnet to get the keys from the lake.
In BFDIA 12, Golf Ball compliments his research paper on Yoylite, making him pleased/happy. She later explains how the bugs anti-poison works, stating they need the queen for it and go searching in the nest for her. She later used his paper to make a straw of yoylite to extract the anti-poison. They got the anti-poison and went after fries, using the anti-poison on each other when the other got poisoned. When Ruby and Needle swapped out their anti-poison, Golf Ball yelled at Tennis Ball's poisoned body that she needed him, continuously stabbing him with the fake anti-poison.
In BFDIA 13, Golf Ball demands partial credit to Tennis Ball's project, proclaiming that he rented her factory out, to which he relented and just said fine to her having credit.
In BFDIA 14, Tennis Ball makes a pun, which Golf Ball rates a C+, calling it adequately funny. Golf Ball got nervous at her elimination, asking Tennis Ball to calculate her probability of winning, to which he pointed out she typically likes to do it and asking if she was nervous. Tennis Ball panicked at hearing she was eliminated, and Golf Ball told him to keep inventing and to win it for the both of them. He later referred to her as 'My Golfie', and stated that his win in that episode was for her.
In BFDIA 17, Golf Ball was pulled into a hug with the fellow No-Namers, and despite being fully able to let go of the hug, she still seemed to keep hugging Tennis Ball until it was time for Cake at Stake.
IDFB
They go to the science museum of Yoyle City. Tennis Ball knows Golf Ball so well that her wanting to leave the science museum for no apparent reason surprises him. They both later meet up with Coiny and Pin, discussing with them how the wall teleporter works, and who should get to be freed first.
Battle for BFDI
Tennis Ball helps Golf Ball find Leafy. When Tennis Ball spots Leafy, he tries to tell Golf Ball but she keeps interrupting him, saying she's busy looking for Leafy. Golf Ball lets Tennis Ball help her manage the team.
Golf Ball demands that Tennis Ball does something when the team decides to make 8-Ball the new team leader. Tennis Ball claims he tried to stop them but they wouldn't listen.
Golf Ball asks Tennis Ball how the steering is going for their plane, Tennis Ball tells her there is no steering and that they are just on a paper plane.
Golf Ball and Tennis Ball shift their eyebrows at each other over the fact that Four became a factor of Zero.
In the liar ball you don't want, they shift their eyebrows at each other again after basketball said she has been inspecting robot flower.
Golf Ball asks Tennis Ball what the first thing he took from the science museum was to see if he is the impostor on their team. As well as Tennis Ball, several other characters were aware of the wall teleporter, so his answer does not let him off the hook.
Golf ball was sitting on the grass, when the grass starts to die, golf ball tells tennis ball that it's too hot, to which tennis ball starts babbling
Tennis Ball asks Golf Ball how they are supposed to know what X's treasure is if they can't read X's mind. Golf Ball asks "How could we not read X's mind?" and pulls out an MMR. Tennis Ball seems to already know what it is based on his expression. Golf Ball says that Tennis Ball will be the one to read X's mind and Tennis Ball simply says he'll do what she says. When Tennis Ball can read X's mind. When Tennis Ball tries to aim for X's mind with the MMR, Golf Ball tells Tennis Ball not to disrespect X since he is their host and repeatedly names off what Tennis Ball shouldn't be thinking about X, much to his annoyance. Tennis Ball explains that X's treasures are emeralds underground and the coordinates to find them, Golf Ball replies "Great work, TB!" Later when Golf Ball refuses to tell Basketball the team's plan due to her not being trustworthy, Basketball asks Tennis Ball to ask Golf Ball what the plan is. Tennis Ball does so and Golf Ball instantly answers him, showing she trusts Tennis Ball.
The Power of Two
Tennis Ball asks Golf Ball if he can stick with her. Despite the grammatical error, Golf Ball knows Tennis Ball as a true friend and appreciates his loyalty." they team up. Tennis Ball doesn't seem to like it when Golf Ball refers to some of the teammates as useless. When Golf Ball panics over the team name, Tennis Ball asks "are you okay?", making Are You Okay their name. Golf Ball falls over after once again getting an accidental name, shocking Tennis Ball. Later, after Tennis Ball fixes the lava damage on his trebuchet, Golf Ball is happy and tells him great work. Although Tennis Ball repairs the trebuchet, Golf Ball tells him he should use a lava-proof material next time. Tennis Ball replies with an "Okay", visibly annoyed.
Golf Ball asks Tennis Ball why he's distracted when the challenge has started. Tennis Ball says he just wanted to talk about shapes. Golf Ball demands Tennis Ball tell Basketball that she cares about shapes after Basketball mocks Golf Ball for not caring about shapes. After Tennis Ball drags Golf Ball back to their team, Golf Ball demands Tennis Ball tell Basketball it doesn't matter how she looks. When Golf Ball tells Puffball that they're talking about two-dimensional shapes, Tennis Ball tells her that he likes hypercubes.
Golf Ball describes how they'll construct their rollercoaster, and Tennis Ball prompts her to remember that they must include the blocks. Golf Ball is in front of him and informs him that the chairs will be constructed from blocks. Later, Golf Ball chastises Puffball for spoiling their rollercoaster by making it excessively risky. Tennis Ball continues by saying that there isn't enough time to create another.
Tennis Ball asks Golf Ball if she's interested in wearable technology, and Golf Ball cheerfully responds that she is.
Tennis Ball rushes to her defense as soon as Pen hits Golf Ball with his bubble and bumps into him, admonishing him not to do so. But as a result, the three of them repeatedly collide with one another and become trapped. Tennis Ball calls out Pen in particular to stop bouncing into the other two even though they are all doing it equally. Golf Ball explains to Tennis Ball that this is the reason they have certain teammates complete certain tasks and that Pen ruined the challenge for them.
When Fries and Tennis Ball are in the Bottom two, Golf Ball tells Tennis Ball that he must survive since he is the most devoted team member on Are You Okay. Tennis Ball responds that the bugs seem to be coming from a gap in the factory floor when Golf Ball inquires about the origin of the bugs at her facility. Tennis Ball exhibited nervousness as Puffball was mocked by Golf Ball for finally being useful.
In What's Up Bell's String, when the teams are suddenly switched by One, the iconic duo gets split up. Tennis Ball can be seen panicking at the idea of not being on the same team as his best friend since they have always been together. Golf Ball quickly reassures Tennis Ball that they won't be separated for long.
In TPOT 13, when Golf Ball and Donut get sent flying in the air after attempting to fight the dragon, Tennis Ball notices her flying and calls out "Golfie!" In a worried expression but pen reassures him she must be having fun flying around.
II x BFDI Tour 2024
During the Q&A, a spectator asks Cary if Tengolf is canon. To which he replies: "Well, I feel like they hangout so much that like- I mean, Golf Ball has a tattoo saying "Duo" on one of her dimples. So I really think that explains they're a couple." Implying that they are canonically dating.
When asked if there were romantic ships in II or BFDI, which were most likely canon, Tengolf was one of the four ships mentioned, alongside PayJay, Silvercandle, and Fantube.
Fanon
Tengolf is a popular ship in the Battle for Dream Island. People ship this because Golf Ball usually pursues her own ideas and ventures, while Tennis Ball aids and abets. Although it's a popular ship they both having rivaling ships. For Tennis Ball it's Tenfries (Tennis Ball/Fries) and for Golf Ball it's Golfpuff (Golf Ball/Puffball.) It's the most popular ship for Tennis Ball and Golf Ball. Another reason people ship Tengolf is due to the fact that Tengolf has canonical implications, as well as the statement from the creators that they'd be the most likely to be canon if BFDI had romance.
There are currently 50+ works for this ship on AO3.
Fandom
- FAN FICTION
- Golf Ball/Tennis Ball tag on AO3
- Golf Ball & Tennis Ball tag on AO3
- Tengolf stories on Wattpad
Trivia
- They both have been on all 5 seasons of BFDI.
- Every season of BFDI, they have been on the same team.
- However, in TPOT 12, They have been in different teams.
- Golf Ball and Tennis Ball both got eliminated without getting the most votes.
- Golf Ball and Tennis Ball are both original contestants that never received the most elimination votes
- For the first time ever, in a Cake at Stake, Golf Ball was able to be safe first out of the duo in "The Great Goikian Bake-Off."
- In Take the Plunge: Part 2, Golf Ball proclaimed that she only has platonic feelings for Tennis Ball.
- However, in the storyboarding, it stated 'non-platonic feelings' (romantic feelings), however, this was likely a mistake on Michael and Cary's part.
- The correction of this line can be seen in the episode, as there is a small animation buffer when Golf Ball says 'platonic'.
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