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Originally Posted by NJblue
Ahhh, so that's the problem - too many good golfers in TV. Will you at least acknowledge that use of a tee minimizes the divot? In watching the Masters this weekend, I don't recall that many divots when they teed off from the par 3s. Perhaps I just missed it.
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The only club that is designed to hit with a tee is the driver. The face has relatively little loft (usually 9.5 to 10.5 degrees). All other clubs have higher loft with the intent for the ball to ride up the face. The leading edge of these clubs (the bottoms) have thick soles that help to dig into the turf. If you tee the ball high on the par threes you will hit the ball high on the club face, thereby reducing both spin and distance, like hitting something with a glancing blow. The reason most golfer "skull" shots is because they try to scoop the ball off the turf instead of hitting down into it. Sorry, tees do not minimize damage if a golf ball is hit correctly on par three's.