back nine

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At 9-under par, Rai won his first career major with a bogey-free back nine that placed him three shots ahead of Rahm and American Alex Smalley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

His native Hamburg is less than 150 miles away and his mother traces her lineage on Amrum back nine generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Then, McIlroy faltered under the weight of history as a free-swinging Rose blitzed the back nine to force the extra hole.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The model is trained on satellite images — which go back nine years — along with past weather data.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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