[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Bambi

I am a single woman living on a golf course. Apparently there are many golfers who cannot tell the difference between a fairway and private property. I have often had as many as twenty "golfers" (trespassers ) in my yard on a given day. I have watched them beat thru my bushes with a club looking for a ball, I have found them in my front yard as I have driven up the drive.
I have stepped out of the shower at dusk to see a shadow go past the window.
I have had them within two feet of my window as I am eating.
One tried to steal a garden ornament but dropped it when yelled at by a neighbor. The golfer made a speedy exit without stopping to play golf- probably the fastest round ever played on this course.
My dog has learned the boundary of the course and our yard and seldom barks unless yard entry has been made. When my husband was dying, interruptions in his sleep were a big deal. The dog was only doing what he was taught...to warn us of intruders. Since golfers can play the course after official hours, it is sometimes almost dark when I see these unknown unregistered ( starter shack closed) people in my yards and walking next to my windows.
Yes, it is private property, I pay the taxes and do the upkeep. I do not appreciate golfers telling me that they have the "right" to be there because I live on a course.
I don't mind if they retrieve their ball when it is just inside my property and in plain view although I never understand people that can afford a cart and a set of clubs but can't afford to lose a ball. That ball is so valuable to them that not only do they invade my privacy, usually one or two more, accompany them to "help".

I fully expect everyone in this forum to jump all over me. Yes, I live on a course but if I lived on a curve in a street, I would not appreciate cars missing the curve and coming into my yard. If I lived by an airport runway, I would expect the jets not to accidentally take off my roof. However, your violation of my privacy and property rights is not an accident, it is done willfully.

I don't think many on this forum would appreciate strangers in their yards,especially as night falls.. Oh, please don't hit off my grass... the golf course landscaping crew has never visited my house to repair your divots.
I do enjoy watching the golfers (when they are on the course) and will have friendly conversations with them. I have offered shelter to golfers caught by a lightening storm without a cart.
Golf is supposed to be a "gentlemen's game" - please follow The Villages golf rules and have fun but stay on the course.
Since this is a thread about a woman alone startled by strangers in her yard, I feel I have stayed on topic.
My neighbors generally feel the same way I do.

I am a golfer (well I try) and everything you describe is unacceptable to me and the people I play golf with. I venture to say most golfers would agree with me.