McIlroy also explains the Ryder Cup drama when he almost missed his tee time for the match with America's Keegan Bradley.

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Or were they just always here, waiting around for tee time?

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It was the equivalent of showing up for a tee time at Augusta National when the extent of your golf experience was a few rounds of putt-putt.

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Smith was lucky to complete the tournament after getting his tee-time wrong for the opening round on Thursday.

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When I left for my afternoon tee time, I again inquired about how to best get to the golf club, and was again told to take the walk down the driveway to the bus.

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When I got to the golf course for my morning tee time, I was told that the twosome I was scheduled to play with had met another twosome in the casino the night before, and they wanted to play together, so my name had been scratched from the tee sheet.

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Mets 3B David Wright took swings off a tee for the first time since being diagnosed with a strained intercostal muscle.

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Jim Furyk was ingloriously disqualified from the first playoff event for oversleeping and missing his pro-am tee time.

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Yankees OF Curtis Granderson (broken right forearm) hit off a tee and soft toss throws for the first time at the team's complex in nearby Tampa.

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Leading by two shots on the 15th, Lewis hit her tee shot into the water for the second time this week and slammed her club into the turf.

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