front nine
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A double bogey and bogey in a three-hole span on the front nine dropped him into fourth place, two strokes off the lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Fleetwood had two bogeys and a birdie on the front nine but settled down from there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
She closed the front nine with back-to-back birdies and added birdies at 12, 14 and the par-five 15th before a bogey at the wind-battered 17th.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
Overnight leader Francesco Molinari bounced back from a two-over front nine to card a level-par 72 and is tied for third on seven-under overall with fellow Italian Andrea Pavan.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Of these columns, nine are in front, nine in the rear, and sixteen are on either side, making fifty in all.
From Among the Brigands by James De Mille
