tee off
verb
teed off; teeing off; tees off
1
: to drive from a tee
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
—often used with on
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With the first round in the books, the field is ready to tee off for the second round of the RBC Heritage PGA TOUR event in South Carolina.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The final pairing of Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET and likely decide the 2025 Masters in a golf showdown fans can hardly wait for Sunday afternoon.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
McIlroy was 12-under par and DeChambeau was 10-under and will tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Golf’s next major is just over a month away, with the PGA Championship set to tee off May 15-18 from Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The final pairing of Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET and likely decide the 2025 Masters in a golf showdown fans can hardly wait for Sunday afternoon.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
McIlroy was 12-under par and DeChambeau was 10-under and will tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Golf’s next major is just over a month away, with the PGA Championship set to tee off May 15-18 from Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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