Usually, when my ball goes out of bounds, it is lost in the brush outside the fairway or the bushes around someone's house. I would never go past the stakes to hunt for it on someone's property. Up until now, if it's just inside the line between two stakes, and I can see it, sometimes I'll step in, or sometimes I'll pull it out with my club. So, I won't be doing that anymore. Also, from now on, I will yell "fore", just in case someone is gardening out behind the house.

I really do want to be courteous to my neighbors who live on the golf courses. I also recognize that the long-term fix for this is to become a better golfer.

Not talking about homeowners. Talking about other golfers or people that can be seen. While they can certainly duck and cover, they will sometimes run in a direction that increases the possibility of them being hit. The incidences of which I speak are times when the errant shot has no chance of hitting anyone and the danger was that someone will run into the path of the shot if we yell.

And I never said it's not worth doing because it isn't 100% effective. Please re-read my post. I only said there were times when we didn't yell, not that we never yell.

OK....fair enough. :coolsmiley:

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I'll bet you're a great neighbor!! :thumbup:


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There is a very odd joke that appears on the golf course occasionally. " If she was inside her lanai, she wouldn't be laying in the yard."