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John Connolly

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Fore bunker definition - once and for all
« on: October 25, 2015, 01:08:18 PM »
Surely it's not synonymous with "top shot" or "cross" but maybe it could be "fairway". Or perchance it's none of those and it's just a trap out in the distance beyond where you are. Has it become, or was it always, a wastebasket term? What is the best, if not only, definition of a fore bunker?
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Jim_Kennedy

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Re: Fore bunker definition - once and for all
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2015, 01:38:30 PM »
A bunker fronting a green.
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John Connolly

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Re: Fore bunker definition - once and for all
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2015, 01:54:19 PM »
Quote from: Jim_Kennedy on October 25, 2015, 01:38:30 PM
A bunker fronting a green.


Is there a prescribed distance that it usually fronts the green by? Is it classically midline or offset to one side? I suppose "depends" is the best answer to these two questions.
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Martin Lehmann

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Re: Fore bunker definition - once and for all
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2015, 01:57:05 PM »
"Approach Bunker"?
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Jim_Kennedy

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Re: Fore bunker definition - once and for all
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2015, 02:19:48 PM »
John,


I believe it's just another way to describe a bunker in front of a green, but I do think that using "fore bunker" suggests a frontal location, but not necessarily close to the green.






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