back nine

noun

golf
: holes 10 through 18

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With Americans screaming at him on the back nine, McIlroy simply pointed at the scoreboard on the Jumbotron. Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 The United States struggled to practically get back across the road at Bethpage Black on the back nine on the first two days, with more than a handful of matches ending on 14, 15, and 16 throughout the weekend. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025 Golfers at the Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley got a little bit more than golf Sunday morning when a fire broke out on the banks of the San Diego River alongside a hole on the back nine. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025 If the front nine at Tralee sets the stage, the back nine delivers the drama. Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for back nine

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“Back nine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20nine. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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