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Originally Posted by paqdkq
Two questions on errant golf balls. One, what is a golfers financial responsibility if he/she damages a house with an out of bounds shot? I always thought if a house is built along a fairway of a pre-existing course or one that is known to be built, it is their responsibility to pay for the damages. They knew when they purchased the house there was the possibility of damage by an errant shot.
Two, what is the proper way to look for/recover a ball hit into a yard on a course? I've seen houses with private property/no trespassing signs to discourage people from walking in the yard to retrieve a ball. Like above, if they live by a fairway they should expect the situation. Unless I'm mistaken, I doubt if a person would have a ball land in their yard that often to warrant any lawn damage while the golfer is retrieving the ball. Actually I feel like I'm picking up trash I put in his yard.
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The golfer has ZERO responsibility financial or otherwise. If you recover a ball, you are trespassing. Most homeowners have no problem with that. There are; however, some that use the opportunity to act like a raving idiot. I leave the ball simply to avoid any conflict. Your call.