tee shot

noun

golf
: a first shot that is taken on a hole

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Sepp Straka of Austria hits a tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2025 at TPC Southwind on August 08, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Charlie Woods hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Brook Hollow Golf Club on July 21, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025 Enjoying an excellent day in front of a vociferous home support at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the 36-year-old found himself in a spot of bother when his tee shot at the par-four 11th curved into the rough on the right of the fairway. Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 19 July 2025 Shane Lowry, the last Open champion at Royal Portrush in 2019, had the nerves of someone hitting the opening tee shot. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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