back nine
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Back-to-back bogeys at the start of the back nine pushed him further down the leaderboard before he dropped a 24-footer at the 13th.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 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
Korda, 27, made a positive start to the day, with two birdies on the first three holes, but two bogeys on the back nine meant the record slipped away.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 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
