It’s a common theme for amateur players to tee up the golf ball as far away from danger as possible. And on paper, it makes plenty of sense.

Bryson DeChambeau is testing a prototype ball at the British Open that he claims flies straighter and spins more with wedges ...

When to use a wooden tee. The reason why golf balls are teed-up is relatively simple: It helps you hit the ball higher on the clubface, which helps send the ball high and with less backspin.

Just ahead of the leaders teeing off in the final round of the British Open, the four-time PGA Tour winner had one of the most unusual highlights of his career. Playing Royal Portrush's par-4 17th, ...

At rainy Royal Portrush, caddies shield golf balls, not players. Learn why, and how water changes shots and spin in wet ...

The tee ball: we crush it, or it crushes us. No full-swing shot causes more joy or more angst, sometimes within the same four-second period. The good news is that modern equipment offers more options ...

I f you've played golf long enough, you've been there when a golfer has teed up the ball in the tee box, put the club behind the ball and accidentally knocked the ball off the tee to the ground ...

Rory McIlroy's game doesn't resemble the stereotypical wind-formed, UK-style game that we've rightly or wrongly come to ...

Golf balls, on the other hand, can behave very differently when they are covered in rain. The grooves of an iron cannot dig into or grab the cover of a wet ball as easily as they can a dry ball.