back nine
Example Sentences
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Unheralded American Stevens briefly got within two shots at four under par but he was one of several players whose challenge faded on the back nine.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
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
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
“At your peril you advertise! I wish I had only offered you a sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; I’ve a use for it.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
