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.

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.

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

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