What Does Back Nine Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Scoring
Golf term
Back nine
Back nine in practice
Broadcasters love the phrase “back nine on Sunday” to describe the tense closing stretch of a major championship, when leaderboards shuffle hole by hole.
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