My wife and I were playing one of the executive courses a few years back (Silver Lake, I think...could be wrong...) and the fairway on one of the holes paralleled a row of houses. My wife's drive bounced into a guy's yard, who was out working trimming some bushes. She asked if she could get her ball back, and the guy cheerfully went over to the ball and tossed it to her. I commented that with such close proximity to the fairway broken windows must be a worry. He grinned, went over to the nearest window, rapped on it and said "Plexiglas!".
Sort of a sad commentary on our society, where somebody might be hesitant to do the right thing because of unforeseen negative consequences. My first instinct, if I did hit a ball that broke a window, would be to tell the owner because that is the way that I was raised. Likewise if I owned a house on a golf course and somebody broke a window with a golf ball I'd expect him or her to tell me. I wouldn't ask him to pay for the window, nor would I accept it if he offered (re-glazing a window is not difficult) though I would mention that if he stopped by with a bottle of good bourbon I'd certainly share a drink or three with him.
Our society has certainly changed, and not in a good way.
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