tee time

noun

: the time when a golf game begins

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After McIlroy overslept due to a time zone mixup and nearly missed his tee time, Stoll got him a police escort to the course in Medinah, Ill. McIlory recalled first meeting Stoll during an interview on the Golf Channel. Effie Orfanides, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Viktor Hovland was slated to compete in Saturday afternoon’s fourth four-ball match at the Ryder Cup but withdrew before his tee time due to a neck injury. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025 With the first tee time slated for 7:10 a.m., fans walked from the Farmingdale Long Island Rail Road station to Bethpage Black in the dark at 5 a.m., just hoping to get a glimpse of the first tee. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Scheffler/McIlroy Pairing The number one and two ranked players will be the last tee time out on Thursday as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are not only one and two in the official world golf rankings, but also in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup points system. Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tee time

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“Tee time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20time. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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