How to Use back nine in a Sentence

back nine

noun
  • But the road got more and more bumpy at the turn into the back nine.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Six shots over par on the back nine, then six under par on the front nine.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • Young played bogey-free on the back nine where so many hopes faded.
    — Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Six holes hug the ocean at different points on the front and back nine.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Both golfers shot 37s on the front, and the back nine saw both golfers trade good holes.
    — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
  • His back nine was not much better with four more bogeys to go with one birdie.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Coody made seven straight birdies on the back nine before closing with a par.
    — Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Smith used her powerful drives to set up short wedge shots throughout the back nine.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • One shot behind going to the back nine, Young closed with nine straight pars.
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • One shot behind going to the back nine, Young closed with nine straight pars.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Alex reached the par-5 18th green in two to set up his team's eighth birdie of the back nine.
    — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Singh started his second round on the back nine and played it 2-under par.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
  • 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
  • Scheffler wasn’t unflappable on the back nine, though.
    — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Two of the top scores Thursday came from players starting on the back nine.
    — Justin Pelletier, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
  • The younger Woods continued to struggle with the course on the back nine.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • Cameron Young had seven reasonable birdie chances on the back nine.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • If the front nine at Tralee sets the stage, the back nine delivers the drama.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Young played the back nine Sunday in 33 strokes, bogey-free.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And came really close to shooting 29 for the back nine.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
  • For both, though, the back nine had typically been more bruising.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • Sei Young Kim took a two-stroke lead into the round and had a three-shot edge on the back nine.
    — ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Bradley was tied with Fleetwood, who bogeyed three of his first four holes, going to the back nine.
    — Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
  • Beljan shot 40 on the back nine and closed with a 78, missing out by one shot.
    — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The duo trailed for most of the back nine before Hull's birdie on the 12th put them back in the race.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Patrick Cantlay got within one shot on the back nine until two bogeys.
    — Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The front nine plays through a scenic, rolling valley while the back nine plays through the towering pines of the forest.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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