shotgun start
noun
golf
: a start of play (as in a tournament) in which groups of players tee off at the same designated time on different tees so that all groups begin their rounds simultaneously
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The event is set for Bliss Creek Golf Course in Sugar Grove with registration and lunch at 10:30 a.m. and a noon shotgun start, post officials said in a press release. 
Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 The 8th annual Driving for Drafts Duke Memorial Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Portland Golf Course, 169 Bartlett St. Check-in begins at noon and the shotgun start is at 1 p.m. Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 The laidback atmosphere provided fans with an opportunity to observe players from mere feet away on the putting green and driving range before all 48 golfers teed off at 1:15 p.m. in a shotgun start. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 The Knights of Columbus Chapter 3162 hosts the 10th Annual Scramble Charity Golf Tournament and Silent Auction fundraiser June 13, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at The Golf Club of California, 3742 Flowerwood Lane. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2022 As music thumped across the fan festival and 12 teams of four tee’d off for a shotgun start, 5-year-old Tanner Austen tried for a hole-in-one at one of the kids’ events. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022 There is a shotgun start at 1 p.m., with check-in beginning at noon. Hartford Courant, 30 June 2022 The annual Avon Athletic Hall of Fame golf scramble begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. July 30 at Bob-O-Link Golf Course, 4141 Center Road. cleveland, 26 June 2022 Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. with shotgun start at 1 p.m. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2022 See More
Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 The 8th annual Driving for Drafts Duke Memorial Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Portland Golf Course, 169 Bartlett St. Check-in begins at noon and the shotgun start is at 1 p.m. Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 The laidback atmosphere provided fans with an opportunity to observe players from mere feet away on the putting green and driving range before all 48 golfers teed off at 1:15 p.m. in a shotgun start. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 The Knights of Columbus Chapter 3162 hosts the 10th Annual Scramble Charity Golf Tournament and Silent Auction fundraiser June 13, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at The Golf Club of California, 3742 Flowerwood Lane. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2022 As music thumped across the fan festival and 12 teams of four tee’d off for a shotgun start, 5-year-old Tanner Austen tried for a hole-in-one at one of the kids’ events. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022 There is a shotgun start at 1 p.m., with check-in beginning at noon. Hartford Courant, 30 June 2022 The annual Avon Athletic Hall of Fame golf scramble begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. July 30 at Bob-O-Link Golf Course, 4141 Center Road. cleveland, 26 June 2022 Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. with shotgun start at 1 p.m. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above