tee shot

noun

golf
: a first shot that is taken on a hole

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On the par-4 third hole, his tee shot bounced and then rolled into a pitch mark in the fairway. William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025 Going up against South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter in a sudden death playoff to win the tournament, Campbell skewed his tee shot on the par-five 18th into the trees, instantly causing his heart to sink. George Ramsay, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Last was Homa, still within reach of Scheffler until his tee shot on the par-3 12th flew the green, took a nasty bounce into the greenery on the hill behind it, and forced Homa to take an unplayable lie penalty. Brody Miller, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024 Knapp sent his tee shot into the left bunker, then tried to wedge his way to the green, but his shot was poor and the ball landed back in the sand. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 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 14 Mar. 2025.

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