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Old 02-18-2022, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
I'm enjoying the back and forth here.

You've been here longer than I have but even I have observed that almost all concrete "paths" are golf course paths. There are exceptions, but they are few and they are much shorter than the "driveway."

The "driveway" connects an obvious golf course path with an obvious golf cart parking area, runs next to a golf course, runs along the practice green, and ends at the Country Club: it would take a lot for the "logical person" to miss all those indications that it is part of the golf course.
It's not part of the GOLF COURSE (that is a thing in and of it's self). I do agree that It may be part of the golf course and proshop's and country club's property. I have never read any rules that say you can't walk on this type of area and really don't think there are any in writing or "the experts" would have posted them for which I anxiously are awaiting.

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Ignorance as a defense went out the window this morning when it was made clear (though it should have been clear already) that it is a golf course path on golf course property.
And why should I believe what that guy said was authorized by anyone else except himself ? Been doing that for years and no one has ever complained. Also, while it may be a part of the golf course area in general it is NOT a "golf course path" as it is nowhere near or on the golf course at ANY point along it. Most logical minds would think the "golf course path" in on THE GOLF COURSE. This is an "access" point as is the Morse MMP which is closer to the actual course entry.

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In another post you seem to differentiate between a two-lane driveway and the one-lane-each-way MMP. On Google maps (not the best source but the best I have right now) it appears that the one-lane-each-way MMP is actually wider.
OK, and what does that have to do with the price of peanuts on the open market?

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I do remember that right turn out of the tunnel being a bit blind but there are far worse blind corners at nearly every gatehouse.
Yes there are (like going north on the MMP around Stillwater which they just FIXED by taking down all the tall shrubbery) however the issue here isn't the tunnel at all as it has a mostly ignored stop sign it's the carts flying down the hill to continue up Morse and the carts coming up the hill to go up O'Dell. There is no safety area there except on top. Not a fun place to walk especially since I got clipped a number of years ago.

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If walking on the two-lane driveway which happens to be a golf course path is okay then wouldn't walking on the other golf course paths be okay too? And further, if paths are not off limits then why would *any* of the golf course areas (greens, fairways, etc) be off limits - why can't we walk on any of that? If the reason is because those areas are reserved for golf course use, then that reason applies to the concrete "driveway" as well.
That's a bad anology. Go there and look at it. This course is down a large fenced embankment maybe 20 feet high and 50 yards away. One thing has nothing to do with the other. While it may be 100% true no person would logically think it not be permitted unless it was marked as such due to how it is located within the Mallory CC area.

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And finally, what does it really hurt if someone walks on that path when not carrying a bag of clubs? Sure, one could say, "I'm a golfer and that is for golf course use only!" and while they would be correct, what does it really hurt?
YAY! FINALLY! Exactly my point.
.... I think well over 4 years doing that should have set a precedent of some sort.
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