How to Use back nine in a Sentence

back nine

noun
Definition of back ninenext
  • That’s not what this tournament is, this tournament is about excitement, the back nine, anything can happen.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
  • His longest birdie putt on the back nine was from 12 feet on No. 11.
    — Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Hadwin started his day in the middle of the pack but broke away on the back nine.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • His only birdie on the back nine saved him from a playoff.
    — Bernie Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Teams played 18 holes at Old American and the back nine of the Tribute.
    — Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Two of the top scores Thursday came from players starting on the back nine.
    — Justin Pelletier, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
  • Morikawa was unable to make a move on the back nine, making par on eight of his last nine holes.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • Matthew bogeyed two holes on the front nine, but then picked up four birdies and just one bogey on the back nine.
    — Jodom, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • His put gave him another birdie, his ninth of the day and sixth on the back nine and sole possession of the lead.
    — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • Smith used her powerful drives to set up short wedge shots throughout the back nine.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Fleetwood made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to get within four of Harman, only to find a bunker to the left of the 16th fairway.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • On Sunday, the back nine at Augusta is supposed to bring golfers to their knees.
    — Brad Thomas, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The front nine and back nine will be flipped so that the tournament concludes on what is normally the 605-yard No. 9.
    — Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • His practice round Tuesday consisted of playing the back nine on the North Course.
    — Bernie Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • For both, though, the back nine had typically been more bruising.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • Patrick Cantlay got within one shot on the back nine until two bogeys.
    — Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • If all goes according to plan, expect a lot more intrigue on the back nine Sunday.
    — Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • His backyard is like the back nine at Augusta National through the wrong end of a telescope.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Daly had four bogeys and a double-bogey on the front nine Friday, but finished even on the back nine with seven pars and his only birdie of the day on 18.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • The Oklahoma product went into the back nine at 1-under for the round, but couldn’t maintain that pace as bogey trouble took over.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 June 2023
  • Rain and golf go hand-in-hand; even the most prepared loopers get caught sometimes in an unexpected and unwelcome squall on the back nine.
    — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
  • That turned the back nine at Wentworth into a free-for-all among four players chasing the flagship event on the European tour in the rain and a one-hour delay from lightning in the area.
    — Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • However, two bogeys on the back nine stopped his momentum.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Taylor got his second round off to a shaky start before two birdies on the back nine moved him back into a tie for the lead with more than half the field still needing to finish Saturday.
    — John Marshall, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
  • However, things got a little dicey on the back nine, with Stoll’s once four-shot lead evaporating into a tie going into the 17th hole.
    — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Zalatoris kept plugging along on the back nine after a sizzling start that included birdies on six of the first eight holes including four in a row.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Ly, of Portland, staged a furious back nine rally to join seven others in the quarterfinals.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But Clark, who once almost gave up the game because of the heartache of losing his mother to cancer, steadied himself after a wobbly stretch on the back nine and parred the final two holes to hold on for the victory.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • Mississippi State’s Julia Lopez Ramirez tumbled out of second place with a bogey, double bogey and triple bogey on the back nine in the final round.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
  • Curiosity about the 22-year-old amateur turned to glee at the site of local hero, Tommy Fleetwood, running off three straight birdies on the back nine at Royal Liverpool to join him atop the leaderboard.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023

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