shotgun start
noun
golf
: a start of play (as in a tournament) in which groups of players tee off at the same designated time on different tees so that all groups begin their rounds simultaneously
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The use of shotgun starts, smaller fields and lesser competition have been cited as to why its players continue to fall down the world rankings.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Registration opens at 10 a.m.; shotgun start is at noon.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Registration begins at 11 a.m. with shotgun start at 1 p.m.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Check-in is at noon with the shotgun start at 1 p.m.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Registration opens at 10 a.m.; shotgun start is at noon.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Registration begins at 11 a.m. with shotgun start at 1 p.m.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Check-in is at noon with the shotgun start at 1 p.m.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for shotgun start
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“Shotgun start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shotgun%20start. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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