Usually a golf course stipulates to the issue of trespass. The Villages clearly establishes this practice as trespass. In most situations and on all golf courses here a homeowners back lot is too close to the course. Consequently it does not take much to hit into someone's yard. I have seen some golf course home owners responses from trespassers from yelling at them , posting notices, landscapping creating a barrier that prevents a golfer from entering, homeowners who have walked out in front of the golfer picked up his ball and walk away. One homeowner was reported to have called the sheriff everytime someone came on his property while another was said to have turned her hose on trespassers. One homeowner had a sign posted that said if you hit on his property you needed a golf lesson and don't trespass.
In that same vein I have seen and heard golfers who believe that people who buy a golf course lot deserve what they get, while others respect homeowners privacy. I have seen golfers search for a golf ball as if it was their most expensive possession and some who have driven on people's property and hit balls from their yard.
IMHO view if without real effort a golfer can reach over and scoop a ball up fine but come on its only a ball and there is an endless supply of them on the shelves of many many stores.
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