front nine

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Defending champion Jeeno overcame a bogey-birdie start by reeling off three birdies in a row on the front nine and four in a row on the back nine, finishing 54 holes on a tournament-record 22-under 194 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

From Barron's

He cut his deficit two two by the end of the round, pulled ahead on the front nine of the final round, and closed with a 69 for a four-shot victory over Koepka and Phil Mickelson.

From Seattle Times

He cut his deficit to two by the end of the round, pulled ahead on the front nine of the final round, and closed with a 69 for a four-shot victory over Koepka and Phil Mickelson.

From Washington Times

Koepka maintained his lead for the rest of the third round, but the birdie binge that he’d been on the first couple of days dried up and Rahm swept past him on the front nine of the final round.

From Seattle Times

He was just off the green in two shots on the par-4 17th hole when the horn sounded, but he still had the formidable task of completing the front nine ahead of him.

From Washington Times