How to Use front nine in a Sentence

front nine

noun
  • Shane Lowry made a run on the front nine but did not have enough.
    — Brody Miller, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
  • Six shots over par on the back nine, then six under par on the front nine.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • That was the start of three straight birdies to close out the front nine and give him the lead.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • That was the start of three straight birdies to close out the front nine and give him the lead.
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Did a good job on the front nine and was able to play some consistent golf here.
    — Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
  • Cantlay shot five under on the front nine and two under on the back.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Now, this is all to be forgotten like a bogey on the front nine.
    — The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2023
  • The culprit in his defining stretch on the front nine was a balky driver.
    — Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Fleetwood had two bogeys and a birdie on the front nine but settled down from there.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Rahm opened with two bogeys in his first two holes, struggling to find his rhythm on the front nine.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 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
  • His front nine included three birdies and an eagle on the par-5 sixth hole.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • If the front nine at Tralee sets the stage, the back nine delivers the drama.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Scavo was 3 under after his front nine.
    — Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • Stoll posted her final round score after getting off to a hot start with five birdies on the front nine.
    — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Yin made three bogeys on the front nine before getting back to 4 under with two late birdies.
    — ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • 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
  • Scheffler got off to a rocky start in his final round, giving two shots back with a trio of bogeys on the front nine.
    — Troy Finnegan‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
  • Clark and McIlroy both played the front nine to 34, one under.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • Reed was atop the leaderboard for so much of the day due to two eagles on the front nine that sent him out in 31.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Her impressive third round included six birdies — four on the front nine — and one bogey.
    — Jodom, oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
  • He was slowed by a pair of bogeys on the front nine, and managed only one birdie on the back nine for a 68.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • Hadwin was within one shot of the lead until finishing the front nine with a pair of bogeys.
    — Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
  • Rahm was slowed by a pair of bogeys on the front nine, and managed only one birdie on the back nine for a 68.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • Nobody went through more of a roller coaster than Patrick Reed, who finished his round on the front nine.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • McIlroy went out in 31 but came home in 37 strokes as the front nine challenged him again.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Scheffler added his fifth birdie at the 8th, making the front nine even more impressive with his eagle.
    — Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • His front nine was very difficult, with two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey to make the turn at 3-over.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Bryson DeChambeau had last-man-out honors on the front nine Wednesday.
    — Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
  • MacIntyre made bogies on the first, third and fifth holes to card a sloppy 38 on his front nine.
    — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025

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