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Tee
Golf tee: peg (also called tee peg) elevating the ball for the first stroke of a hole; 4-inch rule limit; patented by Grant 1899, commercialized as Lowell's Reddy Tee 1921; wood, plastic, bamboo, biodegradable types.
The Australian Golf Club
The Australian Golf Club, founded 1882 in Rosebery, Sydney, is NSW's oldest and Australia's second-oldest golf club. Its Jack Nicklaus-designed course (1977, renovated 2013) has hosted more Australian Opens than any other venue.
The Country Club
The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts (TCC), founded 1882, is a founding USGA club hosting the 1913 Ouimet U.S. Open, four U.S. Opens, the 1999 Ryder Cup, and 17 USGA championships.
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, golf's oldest major, first played at Prestwick on 17 October 1860; Willie Park Snr won the Challenge Belt, succeeded by the Claret Jug in 1872; organized today by The R&A over links courses.
The Players Championship
The Players Championship, the PGA Tour's flagship event founded in 1974 and held at TPC Sawgrass since 1982, features the island-green 17th, a $25 million purse, and a $4.5 million winner's share; Cameron Young won the 2026 edition.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, founded 14 May 1754 and renamed by King William IV in 1834, is a private members' club behind the Old Course's first tee; its rule-making and Open Championship duties passed to The R&A in 2004.
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods (Eldrick Tont Woods, born 1975), American golfer; 82 PGA Tour wins tied with Sam Snead, 15 majors second to Nicklaus's 18; youngest 1997 Masters champion, only holder of all four majors at once (Tiger Slam), 2019 comeback Masters winner.
Tin Cup
Tin Cup is a 1996 American romantic sports comedy-drama directed by Ron Shelton, starring Kevin Costner as a Texas driving-range golfer who qualifies for the U.S. Open.
Titleist
Titleist is Acushnet Company's golf equipment brand, founded after Phil Young's 1932 x-ray of an off-center ball; first ball 1935, Pro V1 launched 2000, long the most played ball on professional tours.
Tom Kim
Tom Kim (Kim Joo-hyung, 김주형), South Korean PGA Tour golfer; four Tour wins including 2022 Wyndham and Shriners, youngest multiple winner since Woods, 2026 Scottish Open champion.
Tom Watson (golfer)
Tom Watson (born 1949), American golfer, winner of five Open Championships and eight major titles, famous for the 1977 Duel in the Sun and nearly winning the 2009 Open aged 59.
Tom Weiskopf
Tom Weiskopf (Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, 1942-2022), American golfer, 16 PGA Tour wins, 1973 Open champion at Royal Troon wire-to-wire, four Masters runner-ups, later golf course architect with Jay Morrish and broadcaster.
Tommy Fleetwood
Tommy Fleetwood (Thomas Paul Fleetwood, born 1991 in Southport, England) is an English professional golfer who won the 2025 Tour Championship and FedEx Cup for his first PGA Tour title.
Tommy Manotoc
Tommy Manotoc (Tomas Manotoc), Filipino sportsman: PBA champion coach of U-tex and Crispa's 1983 Grand Slam team, later champion amateur golfer, 2007 Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur winner, and NGAP president.
Tommy Morrison (golfer)
Tommy Morrison, American professional golfer from Dallas, Texas, 6 ft 9 in, University of Texas; 2024 European Amateur winner, 2025 Walker Cup, 2026 Evans Scholars Invitational champion, 2027 PGA TOUR card.
Tony Finau
Tony Finau (Milton Pouha Finau), American PGA Tour golfer born 1989 in Salt Lake City, of Tongan-Samoan descent; six tour wins, 2019 Open third, two Ryder Cups, no major, form declined after 2023.
Topgolf
Topgolf: golf entertainment chain founded 2000 in Watford, England, with RFID-chipped balls, target-based scoring games, Toptracer tracking, and food and beverage at 100+ venues; merged with Callaway 2021, 60% sold to Leonard Green effective January 1, 2026.
Tour Championship
Tour Championship: PGA Tour season finale at East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, for the top 30 FedExCup points earners; 72-hole stroke play since 2025 (starting strokes 2019-2024); 2026 winner Scottie Scheffler, $10 million from a $40 million purse; match play from 2028.
TPC at Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; home of The Players Championship. Pete Dye-designed Stadium Course opened 1980 on $1 swampland; famous island-green par-3 17th; first stadium golf course.
Trevor Immelman
Trevor Immelman, South African golfer born 1979 in Somerset West, won the 2008 Masters at 8-under 280 three shots over Tiger Woods, his second PGA Tour win; now CBS lead analyst and OWGR chairman.
Turnberry (golf course)
Turnberry, now Trump Turnberry, is an Ayrshire, Scotland links resort whose Ailsa Course hosted The Open in 1977, 1986, 1994, and 2009, famed for the 1977 Duel in the Sun, since absent from the rota.
Tyrrell Hatton
Tyrrell Hatton (born 1991, High Wycombe) is an English golfer with 8 DP World Tour wins, the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational, LIV Golf wins for Legion XIII, and four Ryder Cup appearances for Europe.
U.S. Open (golf)
U.S. Open (golf), United States Open Championship, annual national open golf major run by the USGA since 1895; first played at Newport R.I. with 11 entries, won by Horace Rawlins, now a 156-player major known for its difficult course setup.
U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Senior Open (United States Senior Open Championship), USGA national golf championship for players 50 and older since 1980; first won by Roberto De Vicenzo at Winged Foot; Miller Barber and Padraig Harrington hold three titles each.
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Open, oldest LPGA major (since 1946), USGA-conducted since 1953, 72-hole stroke play; 2026 champion Nelly Korda at Riviera, $12.5M purse; Rawls and Wright won four each.
United States Golf Association
United States Golf Association (USGA), founded December 22, 1894 by five clubs, is golf's governing body for the United States and Mexico; with The R&A it writes the Rules of Golf and runs the U.S. Open and 13 national championships.
Valderrama Golf Club
Valderrama Golf Club, also known as Real Club Valderrama, is a private golf club in Sotogrande, southern Spain, whose course hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup, the first in continental Europe.
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer born 1963 in Lautoka; 34 PGA Tour wins, three majors (1998, 2004 PGA, 2000 Masters), 32 weeks world No. 1, $71.3m earnings, 2004 nine-win season, 2013 deer-antler spray case settled 2018.
Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland, Norwegian golfer from Oslo, 2018 U.S. Amateur champion, Oklahoma State graduate, 2023 FedExCup winner, and eight-time PGA Tour winner; distinguished from others by his Pebble Beach amateur title and Tour Championship victory.
Walter Egan
Walter Eugene Egan (1881–1971), American amateur golfer, 1904 Olympic team gold medalist with the Western Golf Association; cousin and rival of Chandler Egan, 1903 Western Amateur champion.