Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In golf, any stroke played from a teeing-ground.
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Examples
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He found a bunker with his tee-shot, then water with his second.
Bill Haas wins FedEx Cup after dramatic play-off with Hunter Mahan 2011
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He was back on the course on Wednesday for another nine holes accompanied by his friends Arjun Atwal and Mark O'Meara, although the frivolous mood – much hilarity was had on the par-three 17th when his caddy Steve Williams hit a tee-shot which spun off the island green and back into the water – suggested this was a social occasion rather than a professional one.
Bookies back Tiger Woods for Players Championship but doubts remain 2011
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Another bogey followed on the ninth and he was fortunate to escape with a six on the par-five 15th after a wayward tee-shot which flew into the trees.
Justin Rose secures first PGA Tour win of 2011 at BMW Championship 2011
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Mr. Duval's wife, Susie, said even after he pulled a tee-shot below the lip of the left bunker on the par-3 third, she knew he would pull something out of his bag and climb back into contention.
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No. 5, 411 yards, par 4: Two new bunkers in the left rough put more emphasis on tee-shot accuracy at this pronounced left-to-right dogleg.
Hole descriptions 1999
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After I got a lucky tee-shot that left me a three-footer for a birdie, I think he intentionally put his in the sand so that I could say I beat him on a hole.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
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After I got a lucky tee-shot that left me a three-footer for a birdie, I think he intentionally put his in the sand so that I could say I beat him on a hole.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
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After I got a lucky tee-shot that left me a three-footer for a birdie, I think he intentionally put his in the sand so that I could say I beat him on a hole.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
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After I got a lucky tee-shot that left me a three-footer for a birdie, I think he intentionally put his in the sand so that I could say I beat him on a hole.
Cold Case White, Stephen, 1951- 2000
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Start your tee-shot at middle bunker, then cut back to the center, keeping clear of the boundary, which comes in on the right.
Deal Breaker Coben, Harlan, 1962- 1995
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