[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by rubicon

What is perplexing to me is the attitude some have concerning the penalities befalling residents who have chosen to buy a home on a golf course.

By demeanor and tenor what I hear some say is you deserve what you get. It is like saying to a woman you got raped because of what you wore. what did you expect.
People buy on a golf course for myraid reasons. And while they are aware of the potential for an errant ball it doesn't mean that they deserve the ridicule, bad behavior, tresspassing , foul language, golf carts driving on your property or someone who hits a ball from your yard, which by by the way means they don't even understand the rules of the game.

If player feels no obligation to pay for damages then I trust that player also understands the phrase "my yard my Pro VI."

If the best in he world can hit an errant ball then it is understandable someone playing in TV will hit an errant ball. it has nothing to do with skill or whether a player is playing from the wrong tees, Playing from the wrong tees is in part an attempt by golf admin to get people to play faster now that TV is overcrowded. But it isn't the wrong tees that are the problem its the socialization and lack of playing ready golf creating the backlog.

The Golf Admin has the starters give players all the rules yet I have never had one of them explain that it is considered tresspass to retrieve a ball from someone's yard. Why?

Once again there is no legal obligation by a golfer to pay for damage, unless there is a court case that contradict state law and or a rule offered by the golf course to accept such liability.

Hit them well and enjoy

I beg to differ: I would not compare the slice from a golfer with the criminal act of Rape? Let me suggest that when you exaggerate this much, you loose the point entirely. If my home gets hit by a hurricane, I will accept what I got, because I knew going in that it is very possible in Florida, and I will not scream at the governor for damage to my house, I will contact the insurance company and tell them I got what I knew could happen and ask for assistance in fixing my property back to condition before the Strom. The only difference between: THEY GOT WHAT THEY DESERVE or I AM SO SORRY I HIT THAT HOUSE is each individuals interpretation, that all.

[buggyone]

What difference is there between the golfing accident and a dented car in a parking lot? When you accidently dent someone's car in a parking lot, you are legally responsible for leaving a note. If you do not, that is a legal issue and you can be fined.

Also, if I were playing golf with my group and one of the players hit a window, broke it, and started to ignore it, I definitely would tell him to go to the house and leave his information. If he did not, I would get out of the cart and go inform the homeowner of the golfer's name and address. May lose a golfing buddy but I do not need them without personal ethics.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by buggyone

May lose a golfing buddy but I do not need them without personal ethics.

Big difference between legal responsibility and personal ethics. You can always offer to pay for some damage you did. But being required to pay is different than feeling like you should. The law does differentiate between some acts of responsibility. It seems like living on the side of golf course is one of those times.