Abstract: A golf tee including a rigid tee body having a downwardly tapered stem for insertion into soil or the like. A ball seat is disposed above the rigid tee body. The ball seat has at least one ball-supporting structure with a downwardly inclined surface having a contour substantially similar to the contour of the peripheral surface of a golf ball. The ball seat further has at least one depressed region spacing apart said downwardly inclined surfaces of the ball-supporting structures. A graphite insert is disposed along the axial bore of the rigid tee body. The graphite insert extends partially through the rigid tee body and has a portion extending from the axial bore for contact with a golf ball supported atop said ball seat.