front nine

noun

golf
: holes 1 through 9

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But the Mexican stole the show on Sunday with three birdies on the front nine to the American's one. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025 After some struggles with distance control on his putting in the opening round, Couples solved that by hitting it a lot closer on Saturday, converting short birdie putts on No. 1, No. 3, No. 7 and No. 8 en route to a 6-under 30 on the front nine to tie for the lead. Randy Youngman, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025 The 20-year-old rising star carded six birdies on the front nine, including five in a row, to make the turn on 6-under. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 Johnson had three-straight birdies on holes 5, 6 and 7 on the front nine and added three more birdies on the back nine before a bogey on his final hole. Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for front nine

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