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A tennis ball does bounce higher!!!:]] x
If you were bouncing them both, a basketball would bounce higher.
The golf ball will typically bounce higher than the ping pong ball due to its higher density and larger mass. When a golf ball is dropped from a certain height, it will store more potential energy upon impact with the ground, resulting in a higher bounce compared to the lighter and less dense ping pong ball. Additionally, the material and construction of the golf ball, such as its rubber core and dimpled surface, contribute to its ability to rebound with greater force.
If the ball was a another shape, it wouldn't roll straight (an equally-weighted sphere is the only shape that can roll predictably). The point is that a spherical ball, sufficiently inflated or filled, produces about the same distribution of forces no matter what its orientation. Which is why many sports (golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, basketball, billiards, bowling) use round balls, so that bouncing, rolling, or hitting them the same way produces consistent rather than unpredictable results. Footballs and rugby balls can take unusual bounces and paths due to their oblong shapes.
Let's assume that your golf ball is 1.680 inches in diameter - the smallest size golf ball allowed in certain golfing associations. Then we know that the circumference of the golf ball will be the distance it would roll in one complete rotation. Circumference = pi * diameter Circumference = 3.14 * 1.680 in Circumference = 5.2752 inches = the distance that this particular golf ball would roll