Galton configuration in golf ball receiving apparatus and systems

A system comprising:

• targets for golf balls that include radio frequency identification tags;
• multiple ball receiving apparatuses included in at least one of the targets;
• and
• at least one radio frequency identification reader associated with the at least one of the targets;
• wherein each of the multiple ball receiving apparatuses comprises
• a body having an ingress and an egress for the golf balls,
• at least one antenna coupled with the at least one radio frequency identification reader, the at least one antenna arranged with respect to a read zone of the body to receive information from the golf balls, when the golf balls pass through the read zone, for identification of the golf balls, and
• multiple protrusions located within the body, the multiple protrusions being positioned with respect to each other in a Galton configuration, wherein the multiple protrusions are located within the read zone of the body.