Do Pro's use broke tees on par 3's???

Total random thought, do pro's use broken tee's on a par 3???

Only on the Korn Ferry Tour. On the PGA tour, the pros are given tees made of gold.

i would say....never

> @Man_O_War said:

> i would say....never

Never say never... but I have specifically watched on several occasions in person and on TV and have never (lol) seen anyone.

I watched Trevino smack the ground to create a dirt bump to tee it with a fairway wood.

I would say a few might, but there aren’t many left laying around in a tournament. Most just probably use a regular tee

I never see them use even a shorter tee designed for irons or fairway woods, they still just bury in their 2 3/4" driver version.

More on this....I doubt any of them use alternate types of tees other than plain old wood.

I am jus think out of convience. Even if I have a short tee in my pocket, if I see a broken tee I use it as it easier then digging around in my pocket.

I could be wrong but I seem to remember Weiskopf, or maybe Wadkins as one who always looked for and preferred broken tees. Some one from his era anyway who was basically superstitious about it. But yeah, definitely last name started with a W. lol

Jack Nicklaus has always used a broken tee on par 3's.

Tom Watson uses a broken tee on par 3's.

Chuck Norris breaks the trees so they can have tees in the first place.

In todays game probably never. First off they wouldn’t save a broken tee, I know I don’t. Then they’re not likely to go searching for one on the teebox. Even if one was right in front of them, probably not when they are so plentiful. Only time I can think of would be if they didn’t have one in pocket and caddy was not on teebox. But not because they just wanted a half tee. Nobody cares about that and they play on pristine courses so it’s not like they would ever have an issue driving in a 4 inch tee to 1/8 length. : )

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> Chuck Norris breaks the trees so they can have tees in the first place.

What about those plastic ones? : )

> @Lagavulin62 said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Chuck Norris breaks the trees so they can have tees in the first place.

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> What about those plastic ones? : )

Chuck Norris consumes various petrochemicals and several hours later . . . . . . . . .

This is actually something I remember vividly from the first "pro" event (web.com) I went to a few years back.

On the first par 3 the group I was following reached, I saw the player pull a full-length tee out of his pocket and push it all the way into the ground and I thought "I guess they don't need to go scrounging around for broken tees". I still think of it every time I'm looking for a broken tee on a tee box where I'm using less than driver, and (unfortunately for whoever I'm playing with), relay that story to whoever's near me.

I don't recall seeing broken tees on the tee box during a broadcast. I've also never been to a tournament in person. Do they have someone their that picks up the broken tees between groups?

> @Wooderson said:

> I don't recall seeing broken tees on the tee box during a broadcast. I've also never been to a tournament in person. Do they have someone their that picks up the broken tees between groups?

I have actually seen marshalls do that at The Open before. Whether they are tasked with that or not I do not know but I have seen it done.

> @Wooderson said:

> I don't recall seeing broken tees on the tee box during a broadcast. I've also never been to a tournament in person. Do they have someone their that picks up the broken tees between groups?

Typically a volunteer or official will pick them up and hand them to people in the gallery (typically kids), if they want them

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> Chuck Norris breaks the trees so they can have tees in the first place.

Chuck Norris doesn't push tees into the ground. He PULLS the earth INTO the tee.

Each club provides tees. Majority of the players grab a handful at the first tee and throw them in their bag. They just use a new one at each of the tee boxes. I can't say this is 100% consistent across all of them, but I noticed this at the first tee at the last PGA Tour event I went to.

I believe Jim Furyk used packed sand to tee it up on par three’s. He has this thimble shaped thing that was used before tees were mass produced.

Bagger Vance 9, Broken Tees, Broken Legs and Broken Hearts

Bob Dylan - “everything is broken!”

> @Wooderson said:

> I don't recall seeing broken tees on the tee box during a broadcast. I've also never been to a tournament in person. Do they have someone their that picks up the broken tees between groups?

Different answers then others - I have Marshalled for PGA events at the tee box. At the time it never occurred to me to pay attention to the tee's the pro used, but I know for sure we were not clearing away broken tees as one of duties.

> @vinprun71 said:

> Each club provides tees. Majority of the players grab a handful at the first tee and throw them in their bag. They just use a new one at each of the tee boxes. I can't say this is 100% consistent across all of them, but I noticed this at the first tee at the last PGA Tour event I went to.

In any state or regional Q/tournament I've ever played in, this is the norm, so I can imagine it is the norm at every PGA event as well.

> @ctsgolf said:

> > @vinprun71 said:

> > Each club provides tees. Majority of the players grab a handful at the first tee and throw them in their bag. They just use a new one at each of the tee boxes. I can't say this is 100% consistent across all of them, but I noticed this at the first tee at the last PGA Tour event I went to.

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> In any state or regional Q/tournament I've ever played in, this is the norm, so I can imagine it is the norm at every PGA event as well.

I fully assume that access to free tee is not an an issue. I play at a club and away course where 'free' tees are plentiful, but I still use a broken tee if I see one lying there.

> @2bGood said:

> > @ctsgolf said:

> > > @vinprun71 said:

> > > Each club provides tees. Majority of the players grab a handful at the first tee and throw them in their bag. They just use a new one at each of the tee boxes. I can't say this is 100% consistent across all of them, but I noticed this at the first tee at the last PGA Tour event I went to.

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> > In any state or regional Q/tournament I've ever played in, this is the norm, so I can imagine it is the norm at every PGA event as well.

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> I fully assume that access to free tee is not an an issue. I play at a club and away course where 'free' tees are plentiful, but I still use a broken tee if I see one lying there.

Not so much about the cost of tees, but more the lack of focus that is required to search around on the ground for a broken tee.

> @dlygrisse said:

> I watched Trevino smack the ground to create a dirt bump to tee it with a fairway wood.

I saw Laura Davies do this at the '96 US Women's Open at Pine Needles. I think she was hitting driver.

Not sure this is something I've ever thought about before now but the answer is yes and some pros deliberately break long tees so its shorter for using on a par 3.