150 × 150 cm · Mixed media on canvas, 3D element · 2026
Every golfer knows that moment: the first tee shot—and suddenly it feels like everyone is watching.
The ball is on the tee. It’s really just a shot like any other. But your mind starts racing: Hit it cleanly. Don’t make a mistake. Don’t embarrass yourself now.
Ralf List captures exactly those seconds—the nervousness, the pressure, the doubts, and that tingling sensation before the round has even really begun. Because on the first tee, you’re not just playing against the course. You’re playing against your own mind.
You look at *THE FIRST TEE* and you’re instantly back there. You feel the club in your hand, see the ball in front of you, and know that one wish: Please, just a good first shot.
Ralf List transforms this unique tension into a powerful three-dimensional work of art. The golf ball becomes the center of attention—the little white ball on which the whole world seems to be focused at that very moment.
And so nervousness becomes tension. Anticipation becomes energy. And from a single tee shot emerges a work of art about something every golfer knows:
THE FIRST TEE—not a single shot has been played yet. And yet, in the mind, it’s all already happened.
