In golf, the teeing ground is the rectangular area at the beginning of a hole from which the player's first stroke is taken. When referring to the area, the terms "tee" and "teeing ground" are often used interchangably. Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ... This article is about the item of sports equipment. ...

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 back boundary is two club lengths (no more than 8 ft (2.44 m)) further from the green than the front boundary. FT can mean: The EMD FT, a pioneering diesel locomotive built in the 1930s by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ...

The surface of the teeing ground is generally grass, cut short to allow the least possible interference with the ball's lie.

References

• " Teeing ground (http://www.usga.org/playing/rules/books/definitions.html#TeeingGround)." "Rules of Golf," United States Golf Association. Accessed on April 5, 2005.