Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole: In golf, a "teeoff" is the initial stroke played from the teeing area to begin play on a hole.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • His powerful teeoff landed the ball in the middle of the fairway.
  • The tournament rules specify a strict schedule for each player's teeoff.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a teeoff time": to have a scheduled time to begin playing a hole, typically the first hole of a round.
  • Our teeoff time is at 9:15 AM, so we should arrive at the course early.

Variants and Related Words

• Tee off (phrasal verb): To perform the act of hitting a golf ball from a tee.
  • It's your turn to tee off.
• Tee (noun): The small peg used to support a golf ball for the initial stroke, or the area from which this stroke is played.
• Teeing ground (noun): The starting place for the hole to be played.

Synonyms

• Drive (noun): A long shot played from the tee, especially with a driver club. (Note: "Drive" is a specific type of tee shot.)
• Opening shot: The first stroke on a hole.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Tee off (on someone/something): (Idiomatic) To start talking about something angrily or to criticize someone strongly.
  • The manager teed off on the team for their lack of effort. (This is a separate, idiomatic usage distinct from the golf term.)

Related Idioms

• To be off and running: To make a successful start. (This idiom is conceptually related to a good beginning, similar to a successful teeoff.)
  • After a great teeoff, he was off and running toward a good score.

Noun

1. the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole