back nine
Example Sentences
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Open title, pulling ahead on the back nine at Riviera Country Club, which was playing host to the major championship for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"Popping the blister relieved the pressure but it was swollen and bruised, so it's just sore," McIlroy said after playing the back nine on Wednesday.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Jack Nicklaus began working on his memoir in the early 1980s, as his playing career began to show signs of being on its back nine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
His native Hamburg is less than 150 miles away and his mother traces her lineage on Amrum back nine generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
HP and Texas Instruments had their of fices on the back nine, along the tenth hole.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
