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Originally Posted by mjfg154
It is assumed that a player knows the rules and knows how to hit a golf ball.
If not, lessons should be taken before going on a course. That would not be fair to a homeowner if someone with no real knowledge of the game damaged property and said, "Oh well." If you son or daughter broke a window playing ball, you would take your child to the homeowner to apologize and take care of any damage. How is this different?
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Knowing how to hit a golf ball and hitting a house are two different things
. Even players like Phil or Tiger are seen quite a bit off course once in a while.
The analogy about playing ball is different (IMO) depending on where the children are playing. A ball field versus a street. Hitting a foul ball through an apartment window from the street is very different than hitting a car with the same foul ball at a ball field designed for baseball.
I do agree the golfer has an ethical obligation to work with the home owner. As stated many times, (IMO) I doubt there would be a legal one. The other thing to note, it is often not obvious where the ball ended up, so the golfer may not know.
IMO, much of the fault lies in the layout/design. If you build a fairway with water on the left and the put homes withing 5 - 15 feet of the golf course on the right, you must know this will happen. Next time you play OB look at the homes down the right hand side of 18. A few look like someone took a ball pein hammer to them
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My best advice if you are buying a home on the golf course is talk to some golfers who understand the game. There are places on holes that will be like magnets based on the holes design and other places on the same hole which will almost never see a ball.
Nice topic to loosen me up to start my taxes
