On the first tee yesterday, they tossed a coin to see who would hit the opening shot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I hope by the time we tee off, it will all have died down a bit.
The Sun (2016)
There, on that first tee, they will confront all their deepest fears.
The Sun (2016)
Players talk of how difficult it can be just to grip a club on the first tee at the Ryder Cup.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But he knows it will get VERY real when he steps into the cauldron of the first tee come Friday morning.
The Sun (2016)
On the ninth tee he was one over for the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then we all received personalised golf tees in a pink plastic fish.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Wear with a plain white tee and trainers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We waited for a quiet moment before creeping onto the first tee.
Peter McEvoy For Love or Money (2006)
Wear it open with a white tee underneath.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But he will take a bit of baggage with him onto the first tee today.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But will he be nervous standing on the 1st tee?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was still a stroke ahead as he walked to the 18th tee.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That afternoon we set a tee time for Tuesday morning.
Christianity Today (2000)
So we headed out to the 10th tee and it was all incredibly exciting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Just reserved a load of tee times tomorrow for the England cricketers and commentary team!
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
With the new back tees this hole is much more like it used to be 20 years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The trophy will be on display on the 1st tee this week before it is packaged up and sent back.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The Englishman appeared to have done the hard work after finding the fairway off the 18th tee.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
tee
British English: tee /tiː/ NOUN
In golf, a tee is a small piece of wood or plastic which is used to support the ball before it is hit at the start of each hole.
American English: tee
Arabic: نُقْطَةُ الاِنْطِلَاقِ في لُعْبِةِ الـجُولْف
Brazilian Portuguese: suporte para a bola golfe
Chinese: 球座
Croatian: trojnik
Czech: podstavec pod golfový míček při odpalu
Danish: tee
Dutch: tee
European Spanish: tee
Finnish: tii
French: té
German: Tee
Greek: κοντομάνικο ρούχο
Italian: tee
Japanese: ティー ゴルフ
Korean: 티 골프
Norwegian: tee
Polish: rzutnia
European Portuguese: suporte para a bola golfe
Romanian: țintăgolf
Russian: тройник
Latin American Spanish: punto de salida
Swedish: utslagsplats
Thai: เป้ารองรับลูกกอล์ฟในการตี
Turkish: golf sopası
Ukrainian: мітка для м'яча
Vietnamese: vật đỡ bóng gôn
All related terms of 'tee'
tee up
In golf , when you tee up a ball, you place it on a tee so that it is ready for you to hit it.
tee-hee
an exclamation of laughter , esp when mocking
tee off
If someone or something tees you off , they make you angry or annoyed .
tee-joint
a right-angled joint , esp one in wood, making the shape of the letter T
tee-piece
a strut or part shaped like a T
tee-plate
a metal plate shaped like a T used to strengthen or effect a right-angled joint between two beams , etc
tee-shirt
→ T-shirt
wind tee
a large weather vane shaped like a T , located at an airfield to indicate the wind direction
tee-square
a T-shaped ruler used in mechanical drawing , consisting of a short crosspiece , which slides along the edge of the drawing board , and a long horizontal piece: used for drawing horizontal lines and to support set squares when drawing vertical and inclined lines
to a tee
perfectly , or in exactly the right way
T-shirt
A T-shirt is a cotton shirt with no collar or buttons . T-shirts usually have short sleeves .
to a T
You can use to a T or to a tee to mean perfectly or exactly right . For example , if something suits you to a T , it suits you perfectly. If you have got an activity or a skill down to a T , you have succeeded in doing it exactly right.