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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The Florida Swing tees off the March PGA Tour schedule with the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches - 85 miles north of Miami.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The Northern Irishman will tee off in the final round at 1:20 p.m. Eastern Time, sharing the group with Scottie Scheffler, who also had his worst round in years on Saturday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Players will tee off from trucked-in palettes of natural grass cut into custom mats, swinging towards a 65-foot simulator screen, with advanced cameras tracking the ball in flight before representing it virtually on the screen.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
With the inaugural event proving the concept, four sport-specific tourneys are now on deck, with The Pro FTB teeing off at PGA Frisco, outside of Dallas, from March 21-23.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The Northern Irishman will tee off in the final round at 1:20 p.m. Eastern Time, sharing the group with Scottie Scheffler, who also had his worst round in years on Saturday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Players will tee off from trucked-in palettes of natural grass cut into custom mats, swinging towards a 65-foot simulator screen, with advanced cameras tracking the ball in flight before representing it virtually on the screen.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
With the inaugural event proving the concept, four sport-specific tourneys are now on deck, with The Pro FTB teeing off at PGA Frisco, outside of Dallas, from March 21-23.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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