This is from a Bill Pennington article in the New York Times:
"Some follow golfing etiquette: You break a window, you pay for it."
"Most courts, however, instead rule that homeowners assume risk when they move adjacent to a golf course, said Dalton B. Floyd Jr., a South Carolina lawyer whose practice regularly involves golf-related litigation and who has been a consultant to the Professional Golfers Association of America."
This is a classic gray area. Courses have an obligation to fix a problem if the cause of the damage is the design of the course, but building a house 150 -200 yards from the tee area on the right side of a fairway is an invitation to disaster, and is not the fault of the course owner.
I suggest you build your house right behind the flag - safest place on the course! Or if you are the poor soul getting sliced golf balls hitting your roof and walls, put up a no trespassing sign and collect the golf balls. Some of them cost over $4.00 each!
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