Fore ( golf ) - Wikipedia Fore ( golf ) The tough rubber core of a golf ball makes it a hazard to others following a wayward shot, despite its weight not exceeding 45.93 g ( 1.62 oz ) `` Fore ! '', originally an Australian interjection, is used to warn anyone standing or moving in the flight of a golf ball. The mention of the term in an 1881 Australian Golf Museum indicates that the term was in use at least as early as that period. It is believed to come from the military `` beware before '', which an artilleryman about to fire would yell alerting nearby infantrymen to drop to the ground to avoid the shells overhead. ( Before may mean `` in front of ( the gun being fired ) '' ; fore may mean `` ( look ) ahead ''. ) Other possible origins include the term being derived from the term `` fore - caddie '', a caddie waiting down range from the golfer to find where the ball lands. These caddies were often warned about oncoming golf balls by a shout of the term `` fore - caddie '' which was eventually shortened to just `` fore ! ''. The Colonel Bogey March is based on the descending minor third which the original Colonel Bogey whistled instead of yelling Fore around 1914. Notes Jump up ^ SND : Fore ^ Jump up to : Why Do Golfers Yell `` Fore '' for Errant Shots ? retrieved June 15, 2007 Jump up ^ Derivation 4 Fore ! and Caddie retrieved June 15, 2007 Jump up ^ The Windsor Magazine : An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women Vol. 33, no. 192 ( December 1910 ) References Scott, James Sibbald David, The British Army : Its Origin, Progress, and Equipment, 1868 Windsor Magazine : An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women Vol. 32, no. 292 ( December 1910 ) This golf - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fore_(golf)&oldid=802796028 '' Categories : Golf terminology Scottish English Golf stubs Hidden categories : All articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases Articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases from January 2016 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Hrvatski Italiano Norsk Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 28 September 2017, at 14 : 56. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the term four come from in golf
Answer: It is believed[according to whom?] to come from the military "beware before", which an artilleryman about to fire would yell alerting nearby infantrymen to drop to the ground to avoid the shells overhead.