It seems perhaps not all tees are created equal.
Ontario Golf Magazine, in their periodic electronic newsletter, included a snippet from Ted McIntyre’s blog. McIntyre highlighted test results from GolfTest USA.
GolfTest USA evaluated 24 different tee models based on ten different criteria. Sixty “testers” were involved, with GolfTest USA selecting the evaluations from the 50 testers they felt “rated all the tees in the fairest and most consistent manner.”
Unfortunately, the ten criteria were all subjective (e.g. tester was asked to “rate how durable this tee is”) and not objective (e.g. driving distance in an automated setting).
McIntyre’s blog mention can be found here, and is included below.
The GolfTest USA results can be found here.
THE WORLD’S BEST TEE
I knew Evolve Golf’s Epoch tee boated [sic] some serious numbers—I mean with 123 major Tour wins, including 46 PGA Tour victories, since it 2004 debut, and all. But now it’s official, thanks to GolfTest USA’s 2009 “Comprehensive Golf Tee Test.”
The Epoch tee downed 24 competing designs from every other leading manufacturer. Determined by a panel of 60 testers rating each tee in 10 categories, the test examined performance, appearance, ease of use, durability and eco-friendly composition. (Technically, the Epoch tied for the overall top mark with the Perfect Tee, but since it kicked Perfect Tee’s ass in the distance category, I’m giving Evolve Golf the edge.) Check out the results here.
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