tee shot

noun

golf
: a first shot that is taken on a hole

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Nelly Korda of the United States hits her tee shot on the fourth hole prior to the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally 2025 at Erin Hills Golf Course on May 27, 2025 in Erin, Wisconsin. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 Schmid got within one by hitting his tee shot inside 3 feet at the par-3 16th before Griffin missed a par putt. CBS News, 25 May 2025 And his last tee shot went left off the grassy bank and into the stream for another double bogey. Doug Ferguson, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 Lowry, 38, was on the eighth hole at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., when his tee shot landed in a pre-established divot in the fairway, per Golf.com. Charna Flam, People.com, 17 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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