teed off
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A year after finally completing golf’s grand slam, Rory McIlroy was pleased to know he was still feeling a bit nervous as he teed off at the Masters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
According to Oklahoma journalist David Arnett, Mullin recently teed off Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul at an in-state event.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
He teed off on 10 on the La Quinta course, opening with the first of his seven birdies.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
And before the Americans ever teed off, strategic miscues placed them at a crushing disadvantage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025
Just before they teed off, Marshall put a crisp one-hundred-dollar note belonging to Miss Lawrence in Harding's hands as stakeholder, and LaHume promptly covered it with five bills of the same denomination.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Adams, Frederick Upham