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Forced Carry

Forced Carry

Forced Carry

A hole on a course with an obstacle somewhere between the tee and the green that forces the golfer to hit the ball up and over the hazard, rather than to play to one side or another (Kelley, about.com). Often the forced carry is the result of a large lake or other obstruction stretching so wide that forces the player to send the ball high over, in order to get to the hole.

Forced carry can describe the hole on which the hazard sits, but also refers to the distance the ball must fly to get over the obstacle (mimi.hu).

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Forced Carry

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