[Boston-Sean]

No word on what the "solution" is. Other than fattening the homeowners bank account.

Massachusetts family awarded $5M for golf ball damage to home

[villagetinker]

I read they realigned the 17th (15th??) hole and the number of ball strikes dropped to zero.

[mojoslacker]

Trying to confront the golfer who accidentally hit the errant shot and seek repair from them is never a good idea but confronting the course itself, brilliant lol. I applaud them though the cost/price is excessive yes. Just cover the repair cost, the lawyer cost and a capped "damages" for the pain/time/etc of the ordeal ($50,000 or something that actually leads to the course / owners considering redesigning the hole or the course). The villages should buffer more ground around the homes but that doesn't bring in as much income I know.... Yes once you've surrounded the course with homes you have zero options other than to keep the holes short to avoid wild shots.

Just my opinion of "course".

[Topspinmo]

I thought golfers wasn’t responsible for golf ball damage? Or is that old village tale????

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

That’s correct the Boston globe story was a little more extensive, they asked the course to help do something about it and they got no response, it wasn’t till they took court action did the course take notice , I thought of posting this story , but figured everyone would gang up on the home owners, in other wacky golf news a 70 year old guy in south Florida riding in his golf cart saw a dog owner walking near the edge of course , he started arguing with dog owner then pulled a gun and starring shooting as the man started running out to 15th hole hitting the man in leg , out of bullets he went back to his cart grabbed a club and started to hit the wounded dog walker , folks you just can’t make things like this up lol

[GpaVader]

Guess I always thought about like buying a house by the airport and complaining about the noise.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by GpaVader

Guess I always thought about like buying a house by the airport and complaining about the noise.

Better yet buy next door to gun range then complain about all the guns going off.

[ThirdOfFive]

$5 mil award = $1,665.000 (at least) to the attorneys.

Satan is known as the "prince of lawyers" for good reason.

[Boston-Sean]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Better yet buy next door to gun range then complain about all the guns going off.

A few years ago someone bought a house near an outdoor gun range south of Boston and did just that.

They kind of had a point though. Their house got hit a couple times with wild ricochets. They forced the club to shut down the range. Can't say that I blame them. It took a couple years but the outdoor range was re-built to NRA specs and reopened after it passed inspections.

[MartinSE]

I just waiting for someone to blame the Morse's

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by Boston-Sean

A few years ago someone bought a house near an outdoor gun range south of Boston and did just that.

They kind of had a point though. Their house got hit a couple times with wild ricochets. They forced the club to shut down the range. Can't say that I blame them. It took a couple years but the outdoor range was re-built to NRA specs and reopened after it passed inspections.

Just like Villages buying homes near Turnpike and complaining about road noise.

[NotGolfer]

We lived in the midwest where there's farms. I remember reading in the then-local paper of folks buying a parcel and building a house in the country after which they complained about the neighbor's farm smells. Truth!!! Also have heard of some complaining about train whistles as well as airplanes going over-head. People astound me on a regular basis.

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

We lived in the midwest where there's farms. I remember reading in the then-local paper of folks buying a parcel and building a house in the country after which they complained about the neighbor's farm smells. Truth!!! Also have heard of some complaining about train whistles as well as airplanes going over-head. People astound me on a regular basis.

In the summer I live in the Finger Lakes. Lots of Mennonite farms up there, some are pig farms. Exactly as you describe, there were instances of people moving from Downstate, to enjoy the bucolic splendor. Much to their surprise, that includes the smell of pig ****.
When I bought my lake house I had to sign a piece of paper that explained that this is farm country and I would smell it on occasion.
It grosses my wife out, but whenever she complains I tell her "that's the beautiful smell of 99cent/lb pork shoulder!"...of course, she doesn't really like pork shoulder, but I do.

[Luggage]

It's the same as when McDonald's got sued for a million dollars over hot coffee. This was extremely preventable based on the design of the golf course. And the fact that the homeowners complained for several years with a very simple solution in sight. Well over 600 golf balls hit their house and went through their windows

[tallmanf]

Live on a golf course expect golf balls. That’s like complaining you live in Florida and there are alligators.