Am I liable for errant golf shots?
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Technology has made golf balls travel farther than ever, resulting in an increase in damage to property and individuals from errant shots. Accordingly, golf clubs are addressing these claims by realigning tee boxes and installing barrier landscaping and fencing. Matt Martin, an attorney in the Addison Law Firm, handles a lot of these kinds of cases.\n\n“Owners need to understand that there is a potential for the golf course owner to be liable in these situations,” he cautions. “The laws are usually based on the nuisance theory—that the golf course owner has a duty to protect property owners from unreasonably dangerous activities that that will keep homeowners from a reasonable use and enjoyment of their house.”\n\nMartin recommends that owners identify the dangerous areas on the course, which he says can usually be singled out by the number of complaints received, and take action to remedy the problem.\n\n“They could realign or relocate a tee box or use strategic landscaping to keep golfers from cutting across someone’s property on a severe dogleg—or the owner could put up fences, trees or netting. They need to make sure that the course has open space easements. It is also a good idea to negotiate with real estate developers to put in restricted covenants that address the negative aspects of living next to a golf course.”\n\nIf a ball hit by a member or a daily-fee player damages a homeowner’s property or person, Martin advises that the owner immediately try to find out who hit the shot, because golfers are usually very willing to pay for their damages.
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Possibly.  It depends on the city/state laws.  In some area once a pothole has been identified and reported, the DOT has some period of time to fix it, or put up a barrier or something like that.  After that, if they don't do anything about it, then yes, they would be liable.  Proving all of that would be difficult.
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There is one company that guarantees tee times on the old course....\n\nKeith Prowse Ltd. Old Course Experience....it's very pricey, but you'll have a time for sure. \n\nhttp://www.oldcourse-experience.com/data/aboutus/aboutus.htm\n\nHave fun!!
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I wouldn't fool with the equipment.  You are probably just rotating the club face to a closed position at impact.  You should just rotate the club face open a little at address to counter this tendency.  Don't change anything else.
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If you did not comply with company policy and do the screening they require, you can be held responsible by the company and they could take action, depending on the legal ramifications your offense caused.  Outside the company, your liabilty would probably be more limited but in a negligence suit you can be held partially responsible and made to pay on a percentage basis.
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Call them up.  Please be aware that Torrey Pines is one of the most popular public courses in the country, so your options might be limited.  Indeed, there is discussion here in San Diego right about limiting the number of times a person can play the course in a single year.\n\nYou can also try a "brokerage" where you'll pay a company an extra fee to sit on the phones for you and get the time you want.  This is the way to go if money isn't a big concern.\n\nIt's a fantastic pair of courses, but bring lots of sleeves of balls if you're even a little wild off the tee.  Those canyons swallow up stray shots like you wouldn't believe.\n\nGood luck!
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Here ya go sporty:\n\nhttp://readygolf.com/catalog/pdetail.php?prdid=263
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I've written this kind of insurance for a few of my customers. Never anything as big though, stuff like an archery tournament where the prize was a truck. I work at an Independent Insurance Agency so I was able to shop around for the best deal, ended up purchasing a policy from Lloyds of London who will insure just about anything. Call a local Independent Agent and tell them what you need. You'll need to have details of the promotion and be able to give some kind of evidence as to the difficulty of winning the prize. For instance, on the archery tournament I had to get info on the length of the range, the size of the target, the type of bow involved and whether it was indoors or outdoors. Lloyds came back with a couple of stipulations: no mechanical sights to be allowed and no professional archers allowed, also the winner had to hit dead center, not just in the bull's eye circle. The odds were calculated at something like 1:1,000,000 that anyone would hit dead center, especially as it was an outdoor tournament. The premium for the policy was under $1000. SOMEONE HIT DEAD CENTER and the Ins Co had to pay out!\nGood Luck!
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This was back in the 1980's at a new golf course called Riverside CC in Arlington Texas.  The golf course is very close to the baseball park so a lot of the MLB players played it.  We had a group of 4 Texas Rangers starters behind us.  I was struggling with the shanks I hit my drive to the right and it landed in the fairway of the previous hole.  I wanted to hit it before the group of baseball players finished teeing off that hole.  We had a group in front of us so no luck.  I had a 4 iron shot with about a 50% chance of getting over the trees.  The baseball players stopped to my right side, I told them to go ahead and they said they could wait.  My only thought was seeing myself on the news from hitting one of them in the head.  I hit the shot never saw the ball and didn’t hear it hit any trees.  So my training kicked in and I acted like it did what it was supposed to do.  I found the ball 3 feet from the hole.  I was shaking so bad a think I missed the putt.  I was only 17 or 18 at the time.
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If your ball starts on target (i.e., where you are aiming) and then curves, the curve is likely due to the club-head not traveling in a straight line when it is striking the ball.  The simplest drill that I know to fix this is to get a long foam tube (like you use to bash your sister with at the beach) and place it about 2" outside of your ball and pointed at your target.  Then try to hit the golf ball without hitting the tube (tip: it will be really, really hard to do!)\n\nIf, however, your ball starts to the right of your target and then curves farther right, then you are hitting the ball with an open face.  This type of error is somewhat more easy to fix . . . usually by using a "stronger" grip (i.e., rolling the hands a little bit to the right on the grip).\n\nDisclaimer: I'm no golf teacher . . . just a guy who's been playing for about 38 years . . . $100 spent on 3 or 4 lessons would probably pay a much bigger benefit than any tip you will get here.\n\nGood luck!
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If it were anything other than an accident (speeding, under the influence, you drove into a brick wall on purpose, etc) the chances are very good that you would be charged.  The exact charges would depend on the circumstances.\n\nAre you planning something?
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Depends what equipment, golf cart 16 and DL.  Other equipment maybe 18 depending on insurance company
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Assuming you are a right handed golfer, stand with the ball slightly to left of midline so that it will be struck at the lowest pint of the swing arc. Keep left arm straight and slowly bring the club back and then follow thru. Keep your head down (this is the tough part) during the follow thru and rotate with your hips (it's actually a slide of the hips). This describes the "athletic" golf swing, conversely is the "reverse C" which can cause back problems. Watch Tiger, he's got it goin' on. Remember, don't try to kill it, let the club do the work.
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Nope you are well within the limit, but most all dealers have signs posted about being not liable for damage etc. It's a bad cop out but I bet your dealer has such signs.
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Doctors and other professionals can only be held liable if you can prove gross negligence.\n\nAdministering drugs to a patient who has been advised of the possibilities of side effects is not gross negligence, nor should it be defined as such.
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I would assume that falls under the "assumption of risk"- just like you can't sue someone if you get hit by a baseball at a baseball game.  You would have to prove they attempted to injure you intentionally, or that you did not know that people threw beads from floats at mardi gras.  They would both be incredibly hard to prove.
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I think both of those statements are false.  We can be thankful for anyone who helps support the golf courses.  They golf coures need as many players as they can get, a lot of golf course are fixing to go under.  Why would you care?  Just worry about your own game and what clubs you play