Which statement about a tee box is true?

Which statement about a tee box is true?

• A. The term is not mentioned in the Rules of Golf
• B. The term originally referred to a wooden box that held wet sand which to build up a mound upon which to set the ball
• C. The term is used to describe the entire hole
• D. The term refers to the green

Answer: (B)

The tee box is the starting area of a hole where players tee off. The word “tee” comes from the old practice of using a wooden box filled with wet sand to build up a mound on which the ball could be placed for the drive. This origin is why we still talk about a tee and the teeing ground today. The Rules of Golf define the starting area for each hole as the teeing ground, so the idea that the term isn’t mentioned is not accurate. The tee box is specifically the starting area, not the entire hole or the green.