front nine

noun

golf
: holes 1 through 9

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Westview Girls golf Playing the Grand Golf Club Red front nine, the sophomore shot a 3-under par 33 in a 202-234 (low score wins) Palomar League victory over Mission Hills. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025 Rahm opened with two bogeys in his first two holes, struggling to find his rhythm on the front nine. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 But from there, Kim-Schaad took control of the front nine. Staff, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025 The last northeastern gallery in this competition assailed Montgomerie so relentlessly during his match with Payne Stewart that the Scotsman’s father walked off the course on the front nine. Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front nine

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“Front nine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20nine. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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