Golf ball hit my car

[Anonymous]

This raises the question, is golf the worst sport ever? Waste of space, environmentally unfriendly, expensive, and a menace to the neighborhood. What is the appeal?

[Anonymous]

If the course is an appropriate defendant the insurance company will sue them. You don’t have to do anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why you have auto insurance. Windshields are often considered no-fault.

I am not concerned about the cost of replacing the windshield. I am concerned about this happening again with worse outcomes for the innocent driver.

I mean, shit happens and then you die. Move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way the course is not responsible. Why don’t they have netting up?

OP said a golf course, not Top Golf.

Our golf course that has a driving range has “nets” up so it won’t hit people driving by/neighbors homes, and when there are players who are able to get their ball above that height/distance, they send out warnings that neighbors have complained. Our course takes it pretty seriously.

+1 Same for course near us.

[Anonymous]

Tell the insurance company which golf course it is and that they don't have nets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This course is right next to the road and it has no netting whatsoever. I am not a golfer so I don't understand how this is allowed. The person said he has never heard of this happening before but he also had no trouble explaining how it could be possible (I didn't really understand his golfing terminology), which strikes me as contradictory.

And this is a county golf course, if that makes any difference. My gut tells me that makes it harder to hold them responsible or to get them to make any changes.

This is normal. I don’t know of any course that has meeting around it. The range, yes, but the actual course, no.

Someone is a horrible golfer is how this happened. Usually bad shots are made off the tee. You were priobably nowhere near a tee box which is why he said it was unusual. It being a county course makes sense. You get people out there who have no clue what they’re doing. Not much you can do about it.

I started ~2 years ago and play off a 10. I still hit a bad tee shot every now and then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell the insurance company which golf course it is and that they don't have nets.

OP never said the course doesn’t have nets…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell the insurance company which golf course it is and that they don't have nets.

A new windshield costs an insurance company like $500 after the deductible. That’s the equivalent of less than 2 hours of an attorney’s time. There is no way the insurer will care what golf course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell the insurance company which golf course it is and that they don't have nets.

OP never said the course doesn’t have nets…

Yes, she did, at 16:21.

Keep up.

[Anonymous]

Where is this and what course?

[Anonymous]

If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

[Anonymous]

When I was a kid, I used to walk by a golf course. A kid walking in front of me GOT WACKED IN THE HEAD BY A GOLF BALL!
His Grandma got him back up and she was so mad. I don't know what happened after that, but that must have been some concussion.

The risk in your situation is that some driver veers into other cars when their car receives a ball, just from sheer shock. I would call the club again and tell them this is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and they should put up a net. A lot of golf courses put up huge nets to avoid lawsuits due to injuries and accidents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

The problem is the golf course launching golf balls into traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
When I was a kid, I used to walk by a golf course. A kid walking in front of me GOT WACKED IN THE HEAD BY A GOLF BALL!
His Grandma got him back up and she was so mad. I don't know what happened after that, but that must have been some concussion.

The risk in your situation is that some driver veers into other cars when their car receives a ball, just from sheer shock. I would call the club again and tell them this is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and they should put up a net. A lot of golf courses put up huge nets to avoid lawsuits due to injuries and accidents.

Show me one. I have yet to see one and I live in the land of golf courses. Not talking about the ranges but the actual golf course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
When I was a kid, I used to walk by a golf course. A kid walking in front of me GOT WACKED IN THE HEAD BY A GOLF BALL!
His Grandma got him back up and she was so mad. I don't know what happened after that, but that must have been some concussion.

The risk in your situation is that some driver veers into other cars when their car receives a ball, just from sheer shock. I would call the club again and tell them this is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and they should put up a net. A lot of golf courses put up huge nets to avoid lawsuits due to injuries and accidents.

Show me one. I have yet to see one and I live in the land of golf courses. Not talking about the ranges but the actual golf course.

Falls road golf course in Potomac has one