If the ball is clearly in your yard and not just at the edge of it, you have the choice of picking up the ball and going back into your house; picking up the ball and handing it to the golfer with a wry comment as to his golfing skill; or tossing it back onto the course.
One time when a ball came into my yard when I was outside, I stood on top of it. The golfer asked if I had seen a ball come near me. I said I had not and he actually looked in my yard before driving off. I kept the ball.
Very few balls come into my yard due to the location of the tee boxes and protective pine trees but some duffers still do it. I have never had a golfer attempt to hit from my yard. If I saw one that was about to do it, I would definitely TELL him not to try it but to move it to the course. Hitting from across the street back onto the course is ridiculous and should have been reported to the ambassador or pro shop.
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