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Originally Posted by tuccillo
Homes on golf courses bring up some interesting etiquette questions. I believe in the following:
1) If I hit the ball in their yard I will retrieve it if there isn't a fence and nobody is outside. I don't see a problem with this and I only go in their yard if I see my ball (i.e. I won't go hunting around in their shrubbery). I won't open someone's gate to retrieve a ball. If the owners are visible I will say I am sorry for hitting in their yard and ask their permission to retrieve the ball. If they won't let me retrieve the ball I will dig into my golf bag and pull out a new ball.
2) I won't hit a ball from someone's yard. This seems pretty obvious since the ball would be out of bounds but I have seen a fair number of people who don't know the rules of golf and have hit an out of bounds ball from someone's yard. This is particularly obnoxious if they take a divot.
3) If I damage something I will pay for it. That fact that it wasn't intentional does not relieve me of my obligation.
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actually you are not allowed to retrieve it per instructions from the Good Golf School