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Originally Posted by zonerboy
Okay, I'll admit it.
I'm 68 and before moving to The Villages about 8 months ago, I'd played golf maybe 4 or 5 times in my life.
So I'm new to the game and don't play by USGA rules. I limit myself to executive courses where out of bounds stakes are few and far between. If I hit a ball any where near someone's house that generally means I'm on the "away" side of the golf cart path. So, out of courtesy, I simply pick up my ball, toss it gently over to the fairway side of the path, and hit my next shot from there. If the "real" golfers think I should charge myself a penalty stroke for this maneuver, I really don't care. And neither do the guys I play with. We're not playing for money. And we're not trying to maintain or establish a handicap, so who cares.
We're just having fun.
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We are "recreational" golfers ourselves and here (in AL) we play "Bubba Rules", i.e. we are proud we got out of bed by ourselves, use of our "foot club" is permitted and while at TV have occasionally hit into someone's yard. If someone is outside or on the lanai, we ask permission to retrieve a ball; if not, we very carefully walk into the yard and retrieve the ball and find a nice open shot on the course. However, even "Bubba Rules" prohibit hitting the ball from someone's yard. The penalty is loss of riding in the cart privileges and you must buy two beers for your partners at the 19th Hole! And that is the truth!
