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Posted on
August 4th, 2005
by Mike
Where does the custom of yelling "four" in golf originate?
Of course, they might be yelling "for" or "fore" too for that matter.
I know it is to alert other golfers of an incoming ball, but why "four", "for", or "fore"?
The word 'fore' is Scottish in origin, and is a shortened version of the word 'before' or 'afore.' The old Scottish warning, essentially meaning "look out ahead," most probably originated in military circles, where it was used by artillery men as a warning to troops in foreword positions. Golfers as early as the 18th century simply adopted this military warning cry for use on the links.
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