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

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

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