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back nine

NOUN
golf course
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However, two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut for a third successive major, while Jon Rahm shipped six shots in five holes on the back nine to play himself out of the weekend.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Open title, pulling ahead on the back nine at Riviera Country Club, which was playing host to the major championship for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Jack Nicklaus began working on his memoir in the early 1980s, as his playing career began to show signs of being on its back nine.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The Fitzpatrick brothers posted 13 birdies - eight on the back nine - alongside their eagle and were without a bogey.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

HP and Texas Instruments had their of fices on the back nine, along the tenth hole.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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