amount of packaging needed in the length direction to contain a golf ball also because the openings expose portions of the ball the openings may reduce the amount of packaging material needed in the depth direction to contain the ball the depth of the packaging may be less than a diameter of a golf ball in one embodiment outer box 700 has a rectangular shape with four walls and two open sides as shown in fig7 9 outer box 700 has four walls first wall 710 second wall 720 third wall 730 and fourth wall 740 first wall 710 and second wall 720 extend in the width direction and are parallel to one another third wall 730 and fourth wall 740 extend in the height direction and are parallel to one another outer box 700 may not have any walls on two opposing sides and has open opposing sides in the depth direction the two opposing open sides are not limited to the depth direction between first wall 710 and second wall 720 in other embodiments outer box 700 may have two open opposing sides in the width direction and have opposing walls in the depth and height directions third wall 730 and fourth wall 740 may each have openings configured to retain a golf ball in position third wall 730 and fourth wall 740 each have four openings third wall 730 has first opening 732 second opening 734 third opening 736 and fourth opening 738.