Stupid Golf Question
What is a tee time?
The booking says 9:10 and you are not sure when you actually need to arrive
Plain answer first
The plain answer
A tee time is the reserved time your group is expected to start the first hole, not the time to arrive in the parking lot.
The NPG answer
It is an appointment with the first tee, and the first tee does not care about your parking-lot sprint.
When it matters
It matters because checking in, getting to the first tee, and joining your group all happen before that time.
What to do next
Check the booking confirmation or course requirements first. If neither gives an arrival time, 20 to 30 minutes early is a general baseline for checking in and reaching the first tee.
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