Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Not unusual, people buy houses next to a golf course them complain about golf balls. Dornoch had to move the fairway on the 3rd, hole had been there 250 years before the houses. we had to change the 1st hole on our 9 hole again had been there 100 years before the houses that bought land from the club, then made the club change the hole from.a par 4 to a par 3.
Alas the law is always on their side. . He's threatened legal action several times. The club has offered to put netting up along the boundary which none of the other houses want, so they keep him in.line. how long that will last is another matter
He will argue he doesn’t want the view of the course obstructed by a nett and win the argument in court. The only way around this is for the club to develop the houses personally and put a clause in the contract of sale that in the even of the above happening , safety netting would be the only option.
We almost lost our 15th as a new owner wanted the hole closed. Lucky enough 5 years ago it was extended from a p4 to p5 and as there had never been issues is reverted back.
However, we’ve had lots of newbie boys and more are now laying up bringing his garden more into play. I reckon it will go back to a p5 next year. He also appealed the offer of netting and won.