is formed a dish like ball holder 14 when the golf tee 10 is used the shaft position 10 is stuck into the earth of the tee area and a golf ball is placed on the ball holder 14 the golf tee 10 may be formed of an efflorescent material such as clay in this case the clay is molded by the use of for example a gypsum mold and then dried and hardened in a dryer for approximately 3 hours at 50 u00b0 65 u00b0 c to make a golf tee 10 when the gypsum mold is used the molded tee can be released from the mold easily without using a releasing agent by this method the golf tee 10 can be molded of clay and hence it can be manufactured easily without causing material waste moreover if the golf tee 10 is left on the tee ground it weathers with the lapse of time and readily assimilates into the earth thus there is no fear of it spoiling the environment of the golf course also since the golf tee 10 is made of clay and then dried and hardened it is mechanically weaker than its counterparts made of wood or synthetic resin and thus is broken with relative ease when it is hit by a golf club there is therefore less of a problem of the shot impact to the ball being reduced due to the golf tee 10 although clay is used as the material of the golf tee 10 in the aforementioned embodiment other clay like substances may be used as well typical of a material for a golf tee 10 which may be used includes a kneaded mixture.