How to Use tee shot in a Sentence

tee shot

noun
  • His first tee shot was out-of-bounds on the right.
    — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Smith needed a strong tee shot on the next hole but didn’t get it.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
  • And on the rugged ninth hole, his tee shot held up in the grass just short of the bunker.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • But his tee shot had none of the touch required and soared to the back of the green.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 18 June 2023
  • Instead, his tee shot air mailed the green straight into the lake.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Those hopes took a hit on the par-4 eighth hole, when Kim pulled her tee shot.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Rahm hooked his tee shot into the trees on the final hole and didn’t reach the fairway.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Scheffler hit his tee shot in the center of the green, but 60 feet away from the hole.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • After each birdied the first extra hole, Sarazen hooked his tee shot on the second.
    — Michael Arkush, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • His opening tee shot landed within 10 feet of the pin.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • More From the opening tee shot on the Lake Course, the match was tense.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • And the only real issue with his game was the tee shot on the 12th hole.
    — ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • And then his tee shot rolled just far enough toward the edge of a bunker to present another problem.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
  • His tee shot spun back into the water on the par-3 ninth for a double bogey.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Tom Kim hit his tee shot on a par 3 to 6 feet and Jupiter threw the hammer.
    — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Clark took the jersey off for his tee shot, and, upon hitting his tee shot, the boos returned.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • And his last tee shot went left off the grassy bank and into the stream for another double bogey.
    — Doug Ferguson, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
  • Her tee shot on 11, a par-3, ended up in a bunker, leading to a bogey.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
  • With his tee shot on 12, Woods found the water at Rae’s Creek.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Hence Stinger, the hole inspired by Tiger Woods’ famous low tee shot.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Rose was on the par-3 16th and hit his tee shot to 4 feet for birdie, and suddenly they were tied.
    — Time, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Knapp sent his tee shot into the left bunker, then tried to wedge his way to the green, but his shot was poor and the ball landed back in the sand.
    — Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
  • This was for Clark’s tee shot rolling into a bunker, leading to a short miss for bogey that again trimmed his lead to one shot.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Needling only a bogey to win, McIlroy hit his tee shot deep into the trees on the right.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Clark had just committed a bogey before hitting his tee shot to the right on the 16th hole.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
  • DeChambeau’s errant tee shot ended up in the pinestraw under a tree.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Woods' tee shot missed the green and stopped up against the lip, setting up arguably the greatest chip of all time.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
  • His tee shot on the 18th came to rest on the edge of a deep pot bunker, leaving him no place to stand but some 4 feet down in the sand.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
  • The tee shot follows a cape-style layout, with a diagonal pond guarding the fairway from left to right.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

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