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front nine

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noun

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


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A double bogey and bogey in a three-hole span on the front nine dropped him into fourth place, two strokes off the lead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Fleetwood had two bogeys and a birdie on the front nine but settled down from there.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

American DeChambeau, also a two-time major winner, suffered a horror round with four bogeys in six holes on the front nine to slide down the leaderboard.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

He hit three birdies on the front nine and added a further two on his way back to the clubhouse before dropping a shot on the par-three 16th to sign for a 67.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Of these columns, nine are in front, nine in the rear, and sixteen are on either side, making fifty in all.

From Among the Brigands by De Mille, James

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