Where did the golf tee come from and what's the history behind it?

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Back in history people used to tee up the golf ball with little mounds of sand that were provided within the boxes. The first tee ever made was called the "Perfectum" which was created by Percy Ellis in 1892 back in England. The tee looked like a rubber peg with a circle of pins which is where the ball sat.

Most of the tees that came out shortly after this one never really caught on. Golfers keep using…