tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post2733304197784111472..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: The Origin of the Teeing GroundThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-84340129701889294202011-11-28T22:59:11.721-05:002011-11-28T22:59:11.721-05:00Many golfers don't know about pinch of sand to...Many golfers don't know about pinch of sand to create a tee, and sand greens, or playing a field hockey type game in the fields of Scotland. Great post, this should be taught more throughout the game of golf. Our historyMarkhttp://www.playgolfinkissimmee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-18221124125322522722011-11-25T12:28:13.704-05:002011-11-25T12:28:13.704-05:00Also interesting and worth mentioning is that in t...Also interesting and worth mentioning is that in those days a lot of the courses in the hot areas had "sand greens". In those they had boxes of sand that were used to build mounds that were used in teeing off, called "tee boxes", which is of course the current term for it.adeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992672132384267439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-3590466318131634992011-11-25T08:54:12.895-05:002011-11-25T08:54:12.895-05:00Very interesting. Moving the tee off the green mus...Very interesting. Moving the tee off the green must have helped in speeding up play too. :) Imagine waiting for a group to tee off if they were standing ten feet away from the pin.Dave Andrewshttp://popsandsunshine.comnoreply@blogger.com