Is 47 inches as long as a Golf Tee?
It's about twenty times as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 2.10 inches.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 2.10 inches tall. The tee did not come into common use until it was promoted by professional golfers Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, as part of a marketing effort by the patent-holder of the well-known, "Reddy Tee."
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