tees,as I suspected,not too sexy and definitely underappreciated.
It is so great to walk to a neat tee box, which obviously fits into the flow of the golf course. Many times the very best tees are seamless, hence some of our appreciation of those that meld into the green last played, or a putting green like Merion West, Atlantic City CC or Due Process in our area.
I know many of the great courses of the Emerald Isles have these great tees, that just flow into the landscape. I had a constant fight with the shapers because I didn't want to have any pitch or elevation to the tees, which would have compromised some of the agronomy practices of the new age.
Hope we get some more postings, as tees and their placement to me are critical to design!