[Boudicca]

The facts of the incident are correct, but I do not have a follow up of what transpired following the injury. Other than our neighbor requiring hospital treatment.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by JoeC1947

I heard that the guy who got hit was an attorney. He yelled back at the group "I'm going to sue you for $5,000"! Someone in the group yelled back "I yelled fore". The attorney yelled back "I'll take it"

If you made that up just for this thread, you should be writing for Leno. LOL

[graciegirl]

Sandra (Shrandell, the OP) is a trustworthy reporter and it makes me mad and VERY worried to hear of such a thing. Most of us who have played golf for awhile try to be helpful to new people.We usually don't like to instruct on the course.....but, you would have thought too that the other members of that foursome would have told them not to hit.

If you haven't ever played. DO NOT hit until the people have driven away from the green if you are playing on an executive course.

I hope that the person is gonna be alright. A concussion is very possible. I am not a person who jumps to getting a lawyer, but in this case I hope they know who the guy who hit the ball is just in case his noggin isn't o.k.

[golfermike22]

Originally Posted by shrandell

Please be careful out there.
Our friend was hit on the head today by a golf ball, and was taken to hospital for treatment (stitches, CAT scan) when another golfer hit a 120 yd drive from tee, his ball hitting our friend on the head as our buddy walked to the green. The photos ain't pretty....

Did the person at least appologize? I've been hit by a golf ball, in the chest from an errant 3 wood from another fairway. The golfer immediately came over and appologized. That was good enough for me.
This case is a little different where they had not waited for the golfers to clear the area. But they could have at least appologized.

[Boudicca]

Thank you, sweet Gracie for supporting my integrety I posted the incident as a warning to let other TOTV know such injuries occur. (Seldom reported in the newspape) There are so many extra folk here at the moment, that all amenities, roads, restaurents etc., are straining to maintain some semblence of civility. With visitors attempting to sample every single thing offered at TV during their short stay, I have notice a trend of "get out of my way".. I will be the first to admit, this is only MY little survey. As I travel TV in my golf cart, I've had several near misses involvng out of state tagged cars cutting in front to make a turn, beat me to the "carts merge" signs, wrong way cart travel, (another post involving a lady attempting to go through the posts put there to STOP folks from passing though) I conclude a healthy percentage are visitors on a mission. It is also reflected in some of the classes I take, the class number of attendees having doubled. For another month, an hour wait is essential to ensure getting into class. As I listen I hear eager conversations of a very full day of activities planned for the remainder of the day. I don't begrudge our seasonal visitors, indeed they help "pay our way" so to speak. Its the frantic pace so many of them keep. Lastly, enjoy our beautiful Home Town and all its' amenities, but please be "safe out there"

[skip0358]

I know Fire & EMS were sent as I heard the call on the scanner. As for PD I can't say. I would hope the person responsable at least came over. Sure hope the person who was hit has a speedy recovery!!

[Tom Hannon]

I remember once on a short par four (270 yards) at Eisenhower Park when I tee'd off and got everything into it. I was young and not very good but somehow I reached the green. The ball rolled by the feet of one of the players on the green and we went ape s**t .

Here it was, one of the best shots I have ever made and he ruins it with a bunch of 4 letter words and threats. There was no way I can reach the green but on that day, for that one swing I did. But to hit up on a 120 yard hole, there is no excuse.

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by Tom Hannon

I remember once on a short par four (270 yards) at Eisenhower Park when I tee'd off and got everything into it. I was young and not very good but somehow I reached the green. The ball rolled by the feet of one of the players on the green and we went ape s**t .

Here it was, one of the best shots I have ever made and he ruins it with a bunch of 4 letter words and threats. There was no way I can reach the green but on that day, for that one swing I did. But to hit up on a 120 yard hole, there is no excuse.

I was on a par 4 at Baseline when a ball came trickling between our legs when we were on the green. Since it could not have hurt anyone I just waved and they waved back. I am sure he thought twice before doing that again.

On the par 4 at Amberwood there is a sign to not hit before the group in front leaves the green. I asked the field marshall - since my wife cannot possibly hit the ball that far does she have to wait? His answer was - she might get lucky. That was good enough for me.

In the case of the 120 yard drive there is no excuse. Someone should have called 911 and reported him to the police for endangering lives. Jail sounds like a good place for the moron.

[getdul981]

I am VERY new to golf and still learning. I NEVER tee off first unless the people I am playing with tell me I should. We always make sure the green is clear before teeing off.

There was one occasion where I hit the ball "AT" the green, but it somehow went off to the right. After everyone had taken their shot, I walked over to where I thought my ball had gone. There was a group of 4 "ladies" over there calling me everything they could think of because they said a ball had come by them on their fairway. I asked them where the ball went and told them that I didn't think I could have hit it that far anyway. They said that they didn't know where the ball went. I looked around and finally found my ball way back from them on our fairway. They never offered an appology even though I had told them I was sorry, and it wasn't even me.

[Mikeod]

I have had to caution a player from time to time who gets ready to tee off when the group in front has just reached their carts. Yes, the green is clear, but, since we are a long way from the Tour, there is no telling when you may send one off line and either hit or scare the crud out of the group in front. I wait until they have entered their carts and moved well away toward the next tee.

I am a little paranoid about being hit into. Early in my golfing life I was hit in the chest by a tee shot from the adjacent hole. Scared the heck out of me. The golfer was very apologetic, but it really was a course design flaw. The holes were so close together it was bound to happen.

But the incident that haunts me today was when I played golf with my dad about 12 years ago. We had finished the first hole and were putting our clubs back in the cart when the group behind us hit toward the green. The ball hit me in the back of the head and knocked me unconscious for a few seconds. I came to lying on the cart path. My dad was furious, and the hitter was only slightly apologetic. (Said something about not leaving the green area fast enough!) I was taken to the hospital, but was OK (although my wife may challenge that statement). I never got to play golf again with my dad as we lost him to cancer not long afterward.

I will NEVER play a shot when there is a possibility of reaching someone in the group in front, ever.

[PennBF]

As I recall the basic rules are:
1. You enter a golf course at your own risk as you know there are risks of
being hit.
2. If the person who hit you yelled "fore" then he/she has some protection
from being sued.
3. If the person who hit the ball did not yell "fore" and there was a potential
for the ball hitting someone he is at risk.
4. If the person hitting the ball was striking the ball in a way that was out of the ordinary expectation then again the ball striker may have some problems.
These are not meant to be a statement of the law but rather what I understood from playing golf? Only an attorney can make a reasonable judgement as to responsibility!

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

If you made that up just for this thread, you should be writing for Leno. LOL

Alas, I cannot take the credit. I read it in a joke book last week!

[NJblue]

I recently played at Miona Lakes (my first time there). The group behind us consistently hit into us - but usually 10 - 20 yards short. After one time that their ball ended up right next to our golf cart we complained to them about hitting too soon and told them to stop it. Their response? No apology, no excuses, they just got mad and said, "I'll bet you're from The Villages." So, I guess to them, only people from TV worry about being hit into.

A word of caution to those who have not played at Miona Lakes - they have squeezed 18 holes into such a small area that you will probably be dodging golf balls from adjacent fairways all day.

[SALYBOW]

We were playing at Sandhill the other day and the people behind us hit into our group three times. Thank God we were not hit. I have only had this happen twice. The first time I was so stupid that I thought the balls I was seeing were lost balls and I picked them up the first two time. The third time I figured it out.
She caught us later and complained that I had snagged two of her balls. She told me I was stupid to not realize what was going on and picking up her balls. I pointed out that if three of her balls were on the part of the course that I was playing on, it is not I who was stupid. She was not pleased but the ambassador that was standing near us came over and read her the roit act.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by SALYBOW

We were playing at Sandhill the other day and the people behind us hit into our group three times. Thank God we were not hit. I have only had this happen twice. The first time I was so stupid that I thought the balls I was seeing were lost balls and I picked them up the first two time. The third time I figured it out.
She caught us later and complained that I had snagged two of her balls. She told me I was stupid to not realize what was going on and picking up her balls. I pointed out that if three of her balls were on the part of the course that I was playing on, it is not I who was stupid. She was not pleased but the ambassador that was standing near us came over and read her the roit act.

You are so right and she was so wrong and how in the world could she think she was right?????? Any golfer knows better than that.