tee shot

noun

golf

: a first shot that is taken on a hole

Examples of tee shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McIlroy bogeyed the island-green hole after missing a 9-foot putt for par, but Spaun fared far worse, sending his tee shot into the water and eventually making triple bogey, including missing a 10-foot putt for double. —David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

On the famous 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass – where the pin is surrounded on all sides by water apart from a small walkway allowing players to access the green – Smalley hit his tee shot towards the island. —Ben Morse, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025

His tee shot on No. 18 found the right rough, and his second shot came out left and bounced into the water. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025

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

Rhymes for tee shot

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