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Tee, anyone?
by Colm Gill
For hundreds of years, players have taken a pinch
of sand and a cup of water from just off the teeing ground, and
using their fingers, formed a tiny mound on which to set the ball.
One of the early responsibilities of the caddy, aside from carrying
clubs, was deftly shaping the little knob...
The wooden tee was patented in 1899 by George F.
Grant, who was not only one of the first African-American golfers
in post-civil war America, he was also one of the first African-American
dentists. His dental background may have been significant in the
invention as, some sources say, he disliked dirtying his hands as
he began every hole and the wooden tee was a way of avoiding this.
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