Golf vocabulary!origin of fore?

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Golf vocabulary!origin of fore?

Answer 1

Why do golfers shout 'Fore!' when they hit an errant shot?      top

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.

Answer 2

For what its worth. Here is a very long winded explaination of the possible origins of "fore". The above mentioned explaination is from the USGA site, which may be a more accepted version.

Still this is an interesting read (also includes the origin of the word "caddy".