tee shot

noun

golf
: a first shot that is taken on a hole

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Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Henley hit his tee shot 209 yards straight into the rough, passing the green to the left. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025 The tee shot follows a cape-style layout, with a diagonal pond guarding the fairway from left to right. Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Hovland salvaged a bogey from an opening tee shot into the bushes and an exquisite shot off the muddy cart path. Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 Hovland salvaged a bogey from an opening tee shot into the bushes and an exquisite shot off the muddied cart path. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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