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 idea being tested is where the word tee box comes from and what area it designates on the course. The term originated from the old practice of using a wooden box filled with damp sand to create a small mound on which the ball could be set for the opening stroke. That setup gave rise to the word “tee” and the concept of a dedicated starting area, the teeing ground. Today’s tees still mark that starting point, even though modern tees are small pegs or devices rather than sand mounds, but the name and its origin point to that initial setup. The other statements don’t fit because the tee box is a defined starting area recognized in the Rules of Golf, not the entire hole or the green, and the term does relate to a specific place rather than being absent from the Rules.