tee off
verb
teed off; teeing off; tees off
1
: to drive from a tee
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
—often used with on
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The Ryder Cup tees off next Friday at Bethpage.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
On the other side of the Atlantic, the entire European Ryder Cup team teed off at the BMW PGA Championship near London, where Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland and Matt Fitzpatrick tied for fifth, while six others finished inside the top 20.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
On Monday, the main event tees off.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The Procore Championship teed off Thursday at Silverado Resort in Napa, serving as a warm-up event to the upcoming Ryder Cup, and the opening round delivered a surprising twist.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
On the other side of the Atlantic, the entire European Ryder Cup team teed off at the BMW PGA Championship near London, where Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland and Matt Fitzpatrick tied for fifth, while six others finished inside the top 20.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
On Monday, the main event tees off.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The Procore Championship teed off Thursday at Silverado Resort in Napa, serving as a warm-up event to the upcoming Ryder Cup, and the opening round delivered a surprising twist.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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