golf tee vs tee

golf tee and tee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
golf tee	Yes	No	No	No
tee	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, golf tee and tee are synonyms defined as:

golf tee and tee: a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground

golf tee (noun)	tee (noun)
a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground	a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
	support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
	the starting place for each hole on a golf course

golf tee (verb)	tee (verb)
	place on a tee
	connect with a tee