tee shot

noun

golf
: a first shot that is taken on a hole

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The two each made pars the first time around, and then came the tee shot heard 'round the world. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Scheffler conceded a 30-foot par putt from off the back of the 14th green, all because of a fan who disrupted Echavarria in the middle of his tee shot. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 His tee shot rolled into a bunker and the shot hit the lip and came back into the sand. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Smith was one of two metro Atlanta students selected to hit an opening tee shot at the Tour Championship. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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