front nine

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A double bogey and bogey in a three-hole span on the front nine dropped him into fourth place, two strokes off the lead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But the American showed remarkable calm and control on a masterful front nine, featuring four birdies, to move into a lead he never looked like relinquishing.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Fleetwood had two bogeys and a birdie on the front nine but settled down from there.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Hisatsune, a 23-year-old chasing his first PGA Tour title, had two birdies on the front nine before launching his streak with a four-foot birdie at the 13th.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The area gained in this vast operation was a front nine miles long to an extreme depth of five miles.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)