back nine

noun

golf
: holes 10 through 18

Examples of back nine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mango Mercado, by contrast, fits deceptively on Donald Ross Road like a golf ball on the back nine, his breakfast-lunch counter blending in with the city’s many cafes. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024 Powered by a torrid four-birdie back nine, the meat of his best-round-of-the-day 6-under 65, Schauffele surged past a half-dozen contenders, took the lead with a birdie at the par-4 13th hole and never looked back. Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024 There was rain at the start for the leading players, and then a tough wind into their faces on the brute of a back nine at Royal Troon. Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024 The 2019 champion had rebounded superbly from a double bogey at 11th hole during the second round, but could not channel the same response on Saturday, signing off with his fifth bogey of the back nine for a 77. Jack Bantock, CNN, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for back nine 

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“Back nine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20nine. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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