[dotti105]

Our lanai which faces Pinellas place and across Pinellas Place is on the 8th green of Killdeer. Very close. It is fun to watch the golfers come up to the green, park their carts and play the green.

Occasionally some one hit the ball into the street and even more rarely into our yard. All fun to watch as the golfer retrieves his ball and play the green from the curb on the Killdeer side of the street.

But recently, as we were sitting on our Lanai, someone hit it into our yard, and came across the street into our yard to get his ball and instead of taking it back across Pinellas Place, he proceeded to hit the ball from our yard as we watched.

After his swing, I called out to ask him to please not hit the ball from our yard "next time" and he replied "I just trimmed your grass for you". Yea, a nice divot.

We have a neighbor who retrieves all the balls hit into their yard and the golfer is out of luck. We haven't done that, but have found several in our yard. And previously when hit into our yard the golfer will come over, pick up the ball and play it from the curb on the Killdeer side.

It was my understanding that if the ball is hit into a yard, the golfer surrenders the ball. I don't really want to start collecting balls, but I was really surprised that the golfer actually hit the ball from our lawn.

Poor golf etiquette or am I being out of line??

[Rollie]

Golfer should not have played from your yard. Should have picked up his ball and taken a penalty.

Rollie

[Ohiogirl]

terrible etiquette. I usually let things slide too, but if this guy has done it once, he will do it again, on yours or anyone else's yard. Cannot believe he even did it, let alone while you were watching!

This is actually so bad (it's destructive to someone else's property) that I would try to flag down the next passing ambassador and report, with approx. time and color of golf cart and # of players in group so they can try to figure out who it is.

[golf2140]

Didn't know the rules. Ball was out of bounds, go back to original spot and hit again.

[buggyone]

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.

[CFrance]

I would pick up the golf ball and throw it out of your yard so he won't trespass or damage your lawn.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by dotti105

After his swing, I called out to ask him to please not hit the ball from our yard "next time" and he replied "I just trimmed your grass for you". Yea, a nice divot.

He should not have played the ball from your property.
But worse, he was being a real smart a$$ when he replied to your reasonable request.
I'd like to believe that most golfers are respectful of private property.

[Carl in Tampa]

I had dinner last night on the back deck of a Villa which is on a golf course. It was near dusk and the number of golfers was dwindling, but I still found it annoying to have the golf carts passing within a few feet of where I was sitting. I'm told it it much worse through the day.

But, to the point of your post, I have met people here in TV who have sold their homes abutting golf courses because of the kind of thing that you describe. It is poor golf etiquette, and poor manners too.

We met one lady who collects the golf balls that land in her yard. She said that in a ten year period she had collected 1000 balls.

I believe that if I were in your place, every time I saw a golf ball in the yard I would immediately go out and pick it up and throw it into the street. I wouldn't be bothered by having the golfer argue that he wants his ball back (and I would toss it where it would be a difficult lie for his next shot.)

[DonH57]

Not only very poor golf etiquette but very rude and lacking of common manners. If he's plowing up people's yards he has no business with clubs in his hands.

[RErmer]

I live on the 3rd hole of Glenview/Fox Run, and we occasionally get balls in our yard. Being a golfer, I actually made a yard sign that said "feel free to retrieve your ball" because I don't think it hurts anything to go pick up a ball. Anyone who lives on a course is, IMHO, accepting that balls will appear in the yard. That said, No one should hit a ball from your yard, the other poster was correct that out of bounds (your yard) is a stroke and distance penalty. The golfer's actions and comment were entirely unwarranted.

[jbfleck]

he needs that ball shoved up his ***

[dewilson58]

What a jerk. Time to have a remote starter for your sprinklers.

[dewilson58]

Just say this......



ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been charged with attempted murder after throwing a pan of hot grease and grits at a man who was on his front porch.

Edward Holley told investigators that he had gotten into an argument with Darryl Blacknell on Tuesday night. When he saw Blacknell on his porch the next day, he says he took the hot pan from his stove and threw it on the man.

Orlando police say Holley told them they should just arrest him because "next time I am going to kill him."

Investigators say Blacknell is in the hospital with second- and third-degree burns. He told them he was playing cards with Holley's cousin when he was attacked.

Holley remains in the Orange County Jail, charged with attempted second-degree murder. Records do not list an attorney for him.

[Chi-Town]

That guy must abide by the rule "play it where it lays". What an idiot. But one must keep in mind how nice it is to be so close to a fairway that the occasional ball finds its way into your yard.

[dotti105]

Thanks all! I was just a bit miffed. I really was not expecting him to actually play the ball, I should have spoken up sooner. But his wise a$$ remark when I asked him to please not play from our yard next time just sort of left me speechless.

Then I thought maybe I was being a grouch. Glad to know I wasn't the one out of line!