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

But the American showed remarkable calm and control on a masterful front nine, featuring four birdies, to move into a lead he never looked like relinquishing.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Fleetwood had two bogeys and a birdie on the front nine but settled down from there.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Lee made back-to-back birdies at the third and fourth holes and again to close the front nine.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

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 De Mille, James