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Old 04-21-2024, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by sdeikenberry View Post
a quick Google search reveals multiple answers that the golfer is not legally responsible for damage from an errant golf ball unless they intended to inflict that damage. Disagrees with what I’ve generally known all the years I’ve been golfing.
Exactly. It would be the same as driving down the road and the vehicle in front flicks up a piece of gravel that breaks your windshield, there is no liability. If that vehicle is a gravel truck which failed to secure the load (due care) then a claim may be justified.

The car owner could sue the golf course if they were negligent in design but the golfer would not be liable.