How to Use tee off in a Sentence

tee off

verb
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  • Aberg and Fowler will be in the next-to-last group, teeing off at 1:50 p.m.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2023
  • Woods was nine shots back and will tee off at noon (1 p.m. ET).
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Golfers and non-golfers alike will tee off and try to land their shots onto the greens on the field.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Jaden Soong will be is scheduled to tee off at 11:55 a.m.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 4 June 2023
  • Stricker will be paired with Yang and tee off at 11:24 a.m.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2023
  • The Wolverines tee off at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the final round.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2022
  • This year, the first round tees off Thursday, April 6 and wraps up Sunday, April 9.
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Golfers tee off from the top of a mountain overlooking a green in the shape of the African continent.
    — Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Forced to play 36 holes, Lewis is the only player at par or better from the last 21 groups that tee off.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • For those teeing off on the par 5 1st, that and the par 4 3rd hole are where most golfers are earning their early scores.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • Rodgers and Silverman tee off again for the second round at 12:42 p.m.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Have players tee off in the streets of Manhattan or through the gates of Casterly Rock?
    — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • He is now scheduled to tee off for his second round at the 2023 Masters on Friday.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Every golfer will tee off at the same point for the first four par-3 holes, while the remaining eight will vary in terms of tee box and yardage for the men and women.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The annual contest tees off in Los Angeles for the first time in 75 years.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Lorenz had an early tee time in today's opening round and he was done before half the field had teed off.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2023
  • Threesomes will tee off on the split tees, meaning the final group will be Fowler, Hadwin and Pendrith.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • Here’s a story on a 13-year-old from Burbank will be teeing off in the tournament.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • The second round is Friday, with groups teeing off starting at 7:15 a.m.
    — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Just stunning to see Fox News tee off on a wounded veteran.
    — Dan Carson, Chron, 17 May 2022
  • But as the game wore on, U-M's defensive tackles were able to muddy up the pocket from the middle, and that freed Hutchinson to tee off even more.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Last year’s US Amateur champion will tee off again Saturday after a 69 in the first round put him in a good spot to make the cut.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
  • What’s happening in sports At a glance … The final round of the Players Championship tees off today.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
  • For the second straight week, the Dallas defense will look to tee off against an offense led by a backup quarterback.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • James, who received a sponsor’s exemption into the field, will tee off at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2022
  • Stewart Cink, who was supposed to tee off at the 16th hole when the performance began, was confused at first when the crowd began to get louder than usual.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The hit was just one at-bat on a night when the Diamondbacks scored 10 runs, teeing off on Nationals pitching early and often.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Currently in its third round, the tournament tees off Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, Woods is expected to tee off next week at the Masters, looking to improve upon his 47th-place finish last year.
    — Derek Saul, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Golfers know Hilton Head as one of the best spots in the southeast for a year-round game, even if springtime and autumn tend to usher in the most appealing temperatures for teeing off.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023

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