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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
The guy in the "booth" (starter's shack) who acted like the "King of Golf" was 100% right and you were 100% wrong for even being there. That "golf cart driveway" is not part of the MMP, it a golf cart path ONLY, and is entirely contained on the property of the country club golf course. It is most certainly connected to the golf course, and not only is it "near the course, it runs between the practice green and the 9th green of Caroline. Any use by someone other than a golfer who has purchased a greens fee for that day is trespassing. It does not require a "no pedestrian" sign, the fact that golf courses paths are for golf carts driven by those playing is available on multiple sites on-line. It is NOT an "alleged" rule---it is THE RULE, and they can, if they so desire, legally enforce it even without a "sign". And what can they do? They can have the sheriff arrest you. (Not that they ever would, but they could). I don't think the defense of "I didn't know it was private property and that I couldn't walk there" would ever hold up in court.
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Like your reply the "King of Golf" who sits in his wooden shack didn't need to cop an attitude with us because he ain't the King but just a low wage employee on a power trip likely filling in for the guy who we always have a pleasant conversation with. There are NICE ways to explain things to those who don't know without copping a 'tude which is SOP around here for many.
ANYWAY, It's an ALLEGED RULE because I have not been able to find it or any such publication of any no public access of golf cart driving areas rules. Please link me to all these rules so I can see where I went wrong. I would appreciate that if they do exist.
As far as trespassing goes, they wouldn't have a chance in heck to "win" on that because no one except a golf maven such as yourself who has evidently read all the rules would know anything about that driveway unless it was marked "no pedestrian traffic" whether they have to or not. I don't play golf so how could I (or any of the dozens of others we see there every day) possibly know you can't walk on a golf cart driveway?
I DO assume it is logical and common sense you can't walk on the golf course itself however not being permitted to walk on a 2 lane concrete driveway that is NOT ON OR NEAR the golf course is NOT common sense to any average person and would be prohibited so they would have a tough time getting a conviction on that without any proper signage posted.
That path sets about 12 feet BELOW the putzing practice green and provides NO ACCESS to it as you have to access it from the cart parking lot or behind the CC and if it did, so what does that have to do with walking?