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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The breakout campaign catapulted the former University of North Carolina standout to No. 6 in the Comcast Business Tour Top 10, netting him a $3.4 million performance bonus heading into the 2025 FedExCup Playoffs, which tee off Thursday at TPC Southwind in Memphis.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Christian Petersen/Getty Images With the playoffs teeing off on August 7 at TPC Southwind, Scheffler will return to defend his 2024 FedEx Cup title.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
From California to Fiji, courses and resorts are seeing more women teeing off—not just as casual weekend players, but as intentional travelers building getaways around the sport.
—Samantha Leal, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Golfers will have the opportunity to tee off at the San Domenico Golf Club in Puglia (pictured top), the Club at Castiglion del Bosco in Tuscany, and the Argentario Golf Club.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Christian Petersen/Getty Images With the playoffs teeing off on August 7 at TPC Southwind, Scheffler will return to defend his 2024 FedEx Cup title.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
From California to Fiji, courses and resorts are seeing more women teeing off—not just as casual weekend players, but as intentional travelers building getaways around the sport.
—Samantha Leal, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Golfers will have the opportunity to tee off at the San Domenico Golf Club in Puglia (pictured top), the Club at Castiglion del Bosco in Tuscany, and the Argentario Golf Club.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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