back nine
Example Sentences
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Defending champion Jeeno overcame a bogey-birdie start by reeling off three birdies in a row on the front nine and four in a row on the back nine, finishing 54 holes on a tournament-record 22-under 194 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
From Barron's
But they’re all 30-somethings on the back nine of their careers.
From Washington Post
He started on the back nine and had four straight birdies starting on the 11th hole.
From Washington Times
When he completed the back nine of the third round in the morning with two bogeys and no birdies, it was pointed out to Koepka that his lead, headed into the final 18, had been halved.
From Washington Post
“I heard that the entire back nine. That might have been the hardest thing to control today, the emotion of knowing what it could be if I were to win.”
From Washington Post
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