What do you yell instead of "FORE!"

[Q.Q.Quillume]

If you play or have played golf in a non-English speaking country, what do you/did you yell instead of "Fore!"

Or if you play or played in an English speaking country where golfers yell something instead of "Fore!"

Please fill us in on the country & language in addition to telling us what you yelled.

[teece31]

Well, as a joke I yell "FORE!!!" until they notice, then I yell, progressively softer, "FIVE!!! SIX!! SEVEN! Eight! Nine, ten..."

[lamebums]

Some people - myself included - have enough time to yell "Shit!", but not "Fore!" Or I'll whistle in their direction, and then yell "Fore".

[Shindig]

If you play or have played golf in a non-English speaking country, what do you/did you yell instead of "Fore!"

According to Mitch Hedberg, most people don't yell "fore" because they're too busy saying "there's no way that ball's going to hit that guy."

When I need to yell fore (more and more rare these days), I'll follow it up with direction, such as "Fore! Fifth fairway."

[bornfishy]

According to Mitch Hedberg, most people don't yell "fore" because they're too busy saying "there's no way that ball's going to hit that guy."

I couldn't think that fast, given I'm prone to topping my ball such that the ball flight is low and fast. I just shout "fore", or "fore left / right"

I played in a competition on Saturday - by accident, but that's a story for another thread - and played true to form, given I've been golfing for three months. The ball was topped, but just bounced a little and went pretty slowly towards one of my three ball who had walked on in front. The ball was no danger, except that he could have stopped it if it trickled towards his shoe. So I shouted "watch out", to which the 17 year old 12 handicapper feigned disdain, and said "You mean fore..." At least I hope he was feigning. I'm not that bloody stupid. andy.

[Striper]

In the south we yell "Fer!"

[Cleveland Gunmetal]

I suppose if you were in a Spanish speaking country you could yell "quatro."

[CG031]

When I need to say it, I SAY it. I actually scream it.

[RyanR]

In the south we yell "Fer!"

I suppose if you were in a Spanish speaking country you could yell "quatro."

I like these two! That's hilarious..I'm definitely yelling "fer!" next time!

[iacas]

I suppose if you were in a Spanish speaking country you could yell "quatro."

That'd be funny if it was "four" and not "fore."

[fluxcapacitor]

Well, we ran into a guy that was teeing off in our direction. He hit his ball in the pond right infront of my buddy trying to line up his shot (a pretty bad tee shot for the guy hitting at us). He then thinks it'll be a good idea to hit a second ball to the exact same place, only about 15 feet further. My friend literally had to jump out of the way of the ball to avoid getting hit. When we crossed him on the cart path, we curtiously said, "How 'bout a fore guys?"

He replied, "You mean i'm supposed to watch my ball EVERY time i hit it?" An argument ensues, and needless to say the moral of the story is please say something, don't just stare at your ball in amazement. BTW, this was not a top of the line club, the guy hitting at us was in cut-off jean shorts (jorts) and a tank top, with a big 120 cigerette hanging off his lip. So that oughta tell you the caliber of people we were with.

[Dent]

Sometimes, i have the time to yell "LOOK OUT YOU HAVE THE CHANCE OF GETTING HIT BY A GOLF BALL!!!!"


Something pretty funny, we were on the green and some other juniors behind us started hitting onto the green, my buddy yelled '1,2,3,... 5!!!" "Wheres the fore buddy?!!!"

[iacas]

Well, we ran into a guy that was teeing off in our direction. He hit his ball in the pond right infront of my buddy trying to line up his shot (a pretty bad tee shot for the guy hitting at us). He then thinks it'll be a good idea to hit a second ball to the exact same place, only about 15 feet further. My friend literally had to jump out of the way of the ball to avoid getting hit. When we crossed him on the cart path, we curtiously said, "How 'bout a fore guys?"

That reminds me of a story I have. It's not the same situation, but it reminded me...

The 17th hole at my club is a par five. The 18th tee is set about 100 yards back and left of the 17th green, so players walk back and left to get to the tee. I was on 17 and some guys were slowly making their way to the 18th tee. They were pretty wide and I'm pretty good, so I hit. My ball didn't cut very much, and it started heading towards the lingering guy. My ball was cutting, and I saw it sliding to at least five yards wide of him. I also knew it would likely land 20 yards beyond the guy. I said nothing. One of his playing partners tried to give me a "talking to" later on because they saw my ball land. I saw the guy I effectively "missed" by 20+ yards in the grill room later and said "Hey, sorry, I'd have yelled 'fore' but I knew it was going to miss you by a wide margin and I didn't want you to duck and run away and perhaps head towards where the ball was going." In other words, if a ball is clearly going to miss someone, I generally say nothing. I don't want them to, in trying to avoid the ball, run into it. If there's any doubt (and any time there's a tree nearby, there's doubt), I give a fore and the location ("Fore on 16!") if possible.

[AnalogAG]

In Germany the usually say "vor" which sounds like "fore" but it means "in front of you"!

[Striper]

Yelling Fore when a ball is approaching someone isn't just a warning, it's a matter of courtesy.

[TJDUDE]

i think its funny to chip on the green with my buddys standing there and makeing them jump THEN say fore.

[GoingfortheGreen]

I just yell FORE really loud, even if there is a good chance no one is there. Better to be safe than sorry.

When the course is deserted and I hit into the trees, my playing partner has been known to yell Timberrrrrrrr