back nine
Course's second half
The back nine is the second half of an eighteen-hole golf course—holes ten through eighteen.
The term comes from the traditional layout where golfers play "out" on the front nine and return "back" to the clubhouse on the back nine.
Figuratively, being on the back nine means being in the latter part of something, especially life: He's on the back nine now, thinking about retirement.
Groomed golf strip
- greenColor of vegetation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- teeGolf ball support
- parExpected stroke count
birdie · bogey · eagle · putting · driver · iron · wedge · hole
- club selectionPicking which stick to swing
- risk-rewardBalance of gain and loss
- lay upAccumulate for future need
- pin placementGolf hole's current spot
comeback · adjustments · patience · shot selection · going for broke · recovery shot
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- nervesTense apprehension
- closing outEnding or concluding something
- composureEmotional self-control
- stakesPosts or wagers
collapse · choke · momentum · tension · mental toughness · crunch time · finishing · leaderboard
Drama's middle segment
- final chapterLast section of book
- later yearsPeriod near life's end
- twilightLight after sunset
- home stretchConcluding phase of effort
legacy · winding down · retirement · last lap · endgame · autumn years · sunset years
fairway
Groomed golf strip
par · birdie · bogey · eagle · putting · driver · iron · wedge · hole · caddie
course management
- club selectionPicking which stick to swing
- risk-rewardBalance of gain and loss
- lay upAccumulate for future need
pin placement · comeback · adjustments · patience · shot selection · going for broke · recovery shot
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- nervesTense apprehension
- closing outEnding or concluding something
- composureEmotional self-control
stakes · collapse · choke · momentum · tension · mental toughness · crunch time · finishing · leaderboard · playoff
second act
Drama's middle segment
- final chapterLast section of book
- later yearsPeriod near life's end
- twilightLight after sunset
home stretch · legacy · winding down · retirement · last lap · endgame · autumn years · sunset years
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- second halffourth quarter, second act
- golf coursegrass, turf, rough, tees, greens
- golf formatsstroke play, match play, medal play, scramble, best ball
- coursegolf course, obstacle course, crash course, main course, first course
- golf clubsdriver, hybrid, wood, head, grip
back ninefront nine
First nine holes
first half · early innings · opening act · early years · early days