How to Use back nine in a Sentence

back nine

noun
  • The Cougars get to the back nine just about every March.
    — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • His longest birdie putt on the back nine was from 12 feet on No. 11.
    — Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Six holes hug the ocean at different points on the front and back nine.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Hadwin started his day in the middle of the pack but broke away on the back nine.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • His only birdie on the back nine saved him from a playoff.
    — Bernie Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Teams played 18 holes at Old American and the back nine of the Tribute.
    — Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The starter told us that part of Happy Gilmore was filmed on the back nine, which was pretty cool.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Two of the top scores Thursday came from players starting on the back nine.
    — Justin Pelletier, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
  • Morikawa was unable to make a move on the back nine, making par on eight of his last nine holes.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • To make the cut, the three-time PGA Tour winner would have needed to shoot at least 5-under 31 on the back nine.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Matthew bogeyed two holes on the front nine, but then picked up four birdies and just one bogey on the back nine.
    — Jodom, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Hall’s fade with the driver served her well on the back nine, starting the ball well out of bounds and using the wind to find the fairway.
    — Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
  • His put gave him another birdie, his ninth of the day and sixth on the back nine and sole possession of the lead.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • Beltré saved most of his best seasons for his back nine.
    — Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Things took a turn for the worst on the back nine, however, where a bogey quartet left him at even-par for the day.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
  • Smith used her powerful drives to set up short wedge shots throughout the back nine.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Fleetwood made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to get within four of Harman, only to find a bunker to the left of the 16th fairway.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • There was rain at the start for the leading players, and then a tough wind into their faces on the brute of a back nine at Royal Troon.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
  • On Sunday, the back nine at Augusta is supposed to bring golfers to their knees.
    — Brad Thomas, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The front nine and back nine will be flipped so that the tournament concludes on what is normally the 605-yard No. 9.
    — Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Andrea Lee played bogey-free on the back nine with back-to-back birdies that got her into the final group.
    — Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
  • Coming in four back and tied for sixth, Scheffler shot a course-record 62, including six birdies on the back nine.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
  • On the back nine, Dahmen continued to struggle with his game.
    — Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Aberg, who opened the tournament Thursday with a 2-over 74, started Friday on the back nine.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • His practice round Tuesday consisted of playing the back nine on the North Course.
    — Bernie Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Thompson flirted with the lead with three birdies on the front nine before Scheffler (who started on the back nine) got into the mix.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • For both, though, the back nine had typically been more bruising.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • Patrick Cantlay got within one shot on the back nine until two bogeys.
    — Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • If all goes according to plan, expect a lot more intrigue on the back nine Sunday.
    — Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Day was in a four-way tie for the lead after back-to-back birdies, then bogeyed the last three holes on the back nine, needing a back-nine 32 to give himself a chance Sunday.
    — Hugh Kellenberger, The Athletic, 9 Mar. 2025

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