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The most common teeing areas, in increasing order of length from the hole, are the ladies' tee, the men's tee, and the championship tee. Other common tee-boxes include the junior tee, closer to the hole than the ladies' tee, and the senior tee, generally between the ladies' tee and the men's tee. In tournaments, golfers generally tee off from the box one level further from the "normal" box for their class: men use the championship tee, ladies use the senior or men's tee, and juniors use the ladies' tee. Each tee box has two markers showing the bounds of the legal tee area. The teeing area spans the distance between the markers, and extends from two-club lengths behind the markers up to the markers themselves. A golfer may play the ball from outside the teeing area, but the ball itself must be shot from within the area. A golfer may place his ball directly on the teeing ground (called hitting it "off the deck"), a wooden manufactured stick known as a tee, or any natural substance such as sand placed on the teeing surface. source: Wikipedia |
The
very first section of every hole consists of what is known as
the teeing area or tee-box. There is usually more
than one available box for a player to place their ball, each
one a different distance from the hole. They are generally as
level as feasible, and most are slightly raised from the surrounding
fairway.
