Teeing ground

Teeing ground

In golf, the teeing ground is the area at the beginning of a hole from which the player's first stroke is taken. When referring to the area, the terms "tee", "tee box", and "teeing ground" are often used interchangeably.

The boundaries of the teeing ground are defined by a pair of tee markers. The front, left and right sides of the tee are denoted by the outer edges of the tee markers, assuming the perspective of a player standing in the teeing ground and facing the hole. The teeing ground is two club-lengths in depth.

Most courses have at least three sets of tee markers (some may have six or more), each a different color and denoting different yardages. Some commonly used tee marker colors are below, along with a general description of who plays from what color. The tee box that a person plays from is not set by rules; in casual play, anyone can use any tee box they wish to. Note that not all courses have all colors, and some may use a completely different color scheme for their tee markers.

Blue / Black usually denotes the tee used for championship play in tournaments, and is the tee used by skilled male players who have a low handicapand. This tee is almost always the longest yardage for each hole.

White usually the tee used most often by men, typically those who have a middle or high handicap. This tee is almost always the middle tee between the championship and ladies tee.

Yellow / Red can have two meanings: if it's behind the white tees, it's usually for championship play. More commonly located in front of the white tee markers it typically denotes where women / seniors hit from and usually offers the shortest yardage on many courses.

Green tee markers often have shorter yardage even than the red tee markers, and usually indicate where juniors and beginners hit from.

The surface of the teeing ground is generally grass, cut short to allow the least possible interference with the ball's lie, although the Rules do not specify that the teeing ground must be surfaced with grass nor the height at which it is cut.

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