back nine

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Korda, 27, made a positive start to the day, with two birdies on the first three holes, but two bogeys on the back nine meant the record slipped away.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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

And that's what he did all day with his solid round, as he overcame a three-shot deficit on the back nine to beat Paul Azinger.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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