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back nine

American  

noun

Golf.
  1. the final nine holes on an eighteen-hole course.


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Three birdies in seven holes gave McIlroy a four-shot lead going into the back nine before he dropped four shots in as many holes from the 11th.

From BBC

McIlroy started his round on the back nine with a birdie on the 10th, but bogeys at the following two holes set the tone for his round.

From BBC

Defending champion Jeeno overcame a bogey-birdie start by reeling off three birdies in a row on the front nine and four in a row on the back nine, finishing 54 holes on a tournament-record 22-under 194 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

From Barron's

Corpuz answered her lone bogey at the third hole with birdies on the next four, another to begin the back nine and two more at the par-three 16th and par-five 17th.

From Barron's

Jeeno had three birdies on both the front and back nine with a bogey at the ninth to stay in the hunt for the title.

From Barron's