I have used plastic tees for years without any problem. I worry even less when the tee box is very soft. Some golf courses do not like them as they can be harder on the mower blades but I always pick mine up and dispose of broken ones in the trash. I still occasionally use wood too. I just like to tee my driver high and most wood ones I have are a little shorter. I have some now that are 3 1/4" which work for me. The way I see it, the golf ball is plastic too. I don't think the tee will create any more stress on the face than hitting some of those cheap range balls. :)

Dale brings up a good point. Pick up your trash. The course maintenance will appreciate it. I'm a bit anal about it, but if I'm waiting on the tee box, I often will gather the broken tees and put them by the tee markers just to tidy up a bit.

Ive gone to wood purely because I like the look better. The balls are plastic(I know), so I guess they wouldn't damage a club!

Dale,

Interesting as I had conversations with superintendents that led me to believe wood tees were worse on mower blades as they don't cut cleanly like the plastic/biodegradable tees. Seems they may get caught in the blade and 'burn' the blades, making them more difficult to sharpen. Wonder which faction is more correct?

Either way, I agree and try to pick up my tee or pieces after my shot. And I don't get upset and drive it down into the turf after a bad shot!

I guess anything that is not grass is bad for the mower blades so we should all remove our used or broken tees, no matter what they are made of. Totally agree about not leaving them in the turf. I once saw a picture from a course that was redoing the sod on a tee box and it was crazy how many tees were under the first layer of grass. When I am bored waiting on the group in the fairway, you will often see me with my two-prong divot tool, pulling out old tees from the tee box.

I have always used plastic tees for my driver. Those that look like a molar tooth. About the only time one breaks is when it is freezing cold. I like the way the ball flies off the tee. For par threes and hybrids off the tee, I do use those short wooden tees. Carry two of each in my pocket and they last a whole round.