Tee Box — A Historical Term
by Forrest Richardson, ASGCA, Golf Course Architect Scottish golfer Alex Smith golfing at Coronado Golf Course | San Diego History Center c. 1905 ——— The term ‘Tee Box’ has been widely accepted by modern golfers to mean the typically level surface at each hole where play begins. We also refer to these as just ‘tees,’ and if you’re involved closely with the USGA and R&A you might officially refer to them as ‘teeing grounds,’ which more specifically is a defined area on each tee that is measured based on the placement of tee markers. Actually, the term ‘tee box’ [...]