front nine

noun

golf
: holes 1 through 9

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Last week Reyes fired a personal best three-under 33 over the Bernardo Heights Red front nine, showing her consistency by collecting three birdies and the rest pars. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 The front nine at Tralee is a masterclass in coastal golf, where every hole demands both precision and nerve. Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 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 After making par on every hole on the front nine, sans a bogey on No. 4, Korda made four birdies on the back nine but three bogeys largely cancelled them out. Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front nine

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