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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Scottie Scheffler, who made the cut on the number, finished about the time the last group teed off.
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Highland Park’s Scottie Scheffler, who made the cut on the number, finished about the time the last group teed off.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
However, the trouble for Bhatia, a former junior golf prodigy, began instead when Scottie Scheffler began his ascent up the leaderboard more than an hour before the leaders teed off.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Foursomes—each pairing two military guests with two Crosby members—then teed off for a scramble format tournament.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Highland Park’s Scottie Scheffler, who made the cut on the number, finished about the time the last group teed off.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
However, the trouble for Bhatia, a former junior golf prodigy, began instead when Scottie Scheffler began his ascent up the leaderboard more than an hour before the leaders teed off.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Foursomes—each pairing two military guests with two Crosby members—then teed off for a scramble format tournament.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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