tee shot

noun

golf
: a first shot that is taken on a hole

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The tee shot requires a 200-plus yard carry over the Pacific Ocean to a peninsula green guarded by bunkers and rocks. Zach Schenfisch, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 That round also included a physics-defying moment on the par-3 15th, where his tee shot landed short of the pin, spun back, and rolled into the cup for birdie. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 With his tee shot on 12, Woods found the water at Rae’s Creek. Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 Justin Rose suffered a similar fate, making a bogey after coming up short on his tee shot. Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tee shot

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“Tee shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20shot. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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