Golf ball hit my car

[Anonymous]

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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.

The golf course did not "launch balls into traffic". It was a single golfer who had a bad hook. Happens all the time. I live on a course and have containers of golf balls that I picked up in my front yard. My neighbor has lost a window to them. Shit happens

The difference here is that homeowners who choose to live on golf courses have assumed the risk. Same logic does not apply to public roads.

Driving on public roads is inherently risky.

Risky of cars crashes but not random sporting balls hitting you. Driving on a public road doesn't make you assume the risk of every bad thing that could happen to you, just like being in public doesnt mean you assume the risk of being shot or raped.

I mean, yes. When a rock truck sends debris into your windshield that cracks it, it's just one of those things.
When a tree branch comes into your windshield, it's just one of those things. Things happen.

[Anonymous]

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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.

The golf course did not "launch balls into traffic". It was a single golfer who had a bad hook. Happens all the time. I live on a course and have containers of golf balls that I picked up in my front yard. My neighbor has lost a window to them. Shit happens

The difference here is that homeowners who choose to live on golf courses have assumed the risk. Same logic does not apply to public roads.

Driving on public roads is inherently risky.

Risky of cars crashes but not random sporting balls hitting you. Driving on a public road doesn't make you assume the risk of every bad thing that could happen to you, just like being in public doesnt mean you assume the risk of being shot or raped.

I mean, yes. When a rock truck sends debris into your windshield that cracks it, it's just one of those things.
When a tree branch comes into your windshield, it's just one of those things. Things happen.

I actually know someone who was killed by a rock on a highway flown through windshield, so I get that is a risk. That is a risk I can't really minimize behind avoiding following large trucks but being hit by a golf ball seems really unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

Negligent rock trucks and negligent golf courses are both still liable for their negligence.

[Anonymous]

OP here. The golf course in question is Needwood golf course in moco. I am genuinely curious for those who golf, what you think about the distance to the road, the sidewalk, and the lack of any kind of meaningful fencing. Again, I don't golf but there are lots of golf courses in moco and I don't remember any of them being placed so close to a road and a very well traveled side walk/bike path.

[Anonymous]

We live on a golf course and my DH works on our second floor. Perfect placement for a strong slice from the Men's tee box. I have untold number of golf balls that land in our yard. I have tall glass jars filled with Easter egg colors of balls. I send the zillions of white balls to a public course for kids to use. It is what it is.

But my neighbor loses his every loving mind over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was driving with my young child on a public road when a golf ball hit and completely destroyed my windshield. It was shocking and scary. I turned the car around and went to the golf course but they basically said there is nothing they can do, that the person who shot the ball is responsible but that it would be impossible to find who did it since it was so crowded.

Is this just how it is, that random people can get hit by dangerous golf balls driving on a public road and that is acceptable? My concern is not about replacing the windshield but my safety. This is a road I take almost every day and can't really avoid. What if the next one goes through the windshield and hits me or my kids? What if someone has their windows down and it comes straight in from the window and kills someone? Is there anything I can reasonably do?

What difference does this make for this situation s? Do you actually think you were deliberately targeted with a golf ball because someone saw you with a kid in your car Do you imagine that someone might’ve seen you instead driving solo and decided not to hit your car with a golf ball? I’m just really curious as to why you think having a kid in the car makes this so much more serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live on a golf course and my DH works on our second floor. Perfect placement for a strong slice from the Men's tee box. I have untold number of golf balls that land in our yard. I have tall glass jars filled with Easter egg colors of balls. I send the zillions of white balls to a public course for kids to use. It is what it is.

But my neighbor loses his every loving mind over it.

So your neighbor moved onto a golf course and gets mad when golf balls wind up in his yard.


Do you live next to Marc Elrich?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The golf course in question is Needwood golf course in moco. I am genuinely curious for those who golf, what you think about the distance to the road, the sidewalk, and the lack of any kind of meaningful fencing. Again, I don't golf but there are lots of golf courses in moco and I don't remember any of them being placed so close to a road and a very well traveled side walk/bike path.

I’m a golfer. It is, unfortunately, very common for courses to border on roads.

A net would be expensive, would need to be maintained, and many would probably complain it is an eyesore. The better answer is probably trees, which is what many courses do.

I have seen golfers hit cars. Golfers have it drilled into them you are responsible for your shots, and the golfer should have come over and offered to pay, just like someone denying your car in a parking lot.

I suspect this is unlikely to happen to you again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The golf course in question is Needwood golf course in moco. I am genuinely curious for those who golf, what you think about the distance to the road, the sidewalk, and the lack of any kind of meaningful fencing. Again, I don't golf but there are lots of golf courses in moco and I don't remember any of them being placed so close to a road and a very well traveled side walk/bike path.

Northwest Golf Course is right on Layhill Road just north of Bel Pre Road. No netting. I’ve never heard of anyone getting hit by golf balls but maybe it happens. Those of us that live in the area definitely don’t consider it a hazard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. The golf course in question is Needwood golf course in moco. I am genuinely curious for those who golf, what you think about the distance to the road, the sidewalk, and the lack of any kind of meaningful fencing. Again, I don't golf but there are lots of golf courses in moco and I don't remember any of them being placed so close to a road and a very well traveled side walk/bike path.

I’m a golfer. It is, unfortunately, very common for courses to border on roads.

A net would be expensive, would need to be maintained, and many would probably complain it is an eyesore. The better answer is probably trees, which is what many courses do.

I have seen golfers hit cars. Golfers have it drilled into them you are responsible for your shots, and the golfer should have come over and offered to pay, just like someone denying your car in a parking lot.

I suspect this is unlikely to happen to you again.

I agree but this was a public course. People are idiots in public courses. They don’t know what they’re doing nor do they care. My guess is you had an idiot trying to drive a ball somewhere they shouldn’t have.

Our course is bordered by 3 major roads. We have no nets. The course is designed that you tee off parallel to the roads. You have to be a pretty horrific golfer to slice it into the road. I’m pretty bad and I’ve never come near hitting it into the road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

What do you in all your infinite wisdom propose doing with the land?

[Anonymous]

jeez, glad you weren't driving a convertible!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was driving with my young child on a public road when a golf ball hit and completely destroyed my windshield. It was shocking and scary. I turned the car around and went to the golf course but they basically said there is nothing they can do, that the person who shot the ball is responsible but that it would be impossible to find who did it since it was so crowded.

Is this just how it is, that random people can get hit by dangerous golf balls driving on a public road and that is acceptable? My concern is not about replacing the windshield but my safety. This is a road I take almost every day and can't really avoid. What if the next one goes through the windshield and hits me or my kids? What if someone has their windows down and it comes straight in from the window and kills someone? Is there anything I can reasonably do?

What difference does this make for this situation s? Do you actually think you were deliberately targeted with a golf ball because someone saw you with a kid in your car Do you imagine that someone might’ve seen you instead driving solo and decided not to hit your car with a golf ball? I’m just really curious as to why you think having a kid in the car makes this so much more serious.

I mentioned it because the experience terrified him. There are lots of families around and it goes to the absurdity of the whole idea that flying golf balls is just an accepted reality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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?

What do you in all your infinite wisdom propose doing with the land?

Houses, parks, schools, natural habitat? Basically anything other than a golf course that has a sky high environmental impact and is a nuisance. Are you actually saying we would have trouble finding a use for golf course lands in moco?

[Anonymous]

Your insurance covers free windshield repair/replace or at a very minimal cost. Just do that. Safelite. Done.