Injury claims within golf - double standards ?

[Spuddy]

Surely prevention is far better than having insurance salesmen in the pro shop

Of course you have to shout fore but I’m not sure a player should be teeing off in the first place when players are on adjoining fairway that’s anywhere near your typical shot distance

Come to think of it do you think your club does enough where the course has adjacent holes (with barely any separation) that simply scream caution when teeing off, or is it just left to the players to be the fall guy?

That would be completely unworkable. Lots of courses have multiple parallel holes and you could be waiting forever for groups of players to be out of range.

 

[Slab]

Games will never be finished if people wait until players leave adjoining fairways -

What shoud clubs do ?

No one can predict a slice or a duck hook that has the possibility of going onto an adjoining fairway

Are that many courses really that poorly designed that it would dramatically extend the playing time?

What I’m definitely not saying (& I hope you aren’t either) is that the best policy is to hit it anyway and deal with the occasional fallout via insurance!

For example I think it’s safe to say there are more right handed players than left. Think I’d also be right in saying there are more players with a slice than a hook as their bad shot off the tee?

What then could be done to eliminate (as far as possible) the adjacent holes where a slice puts you on the adjoining fairway?

Tall thick trees would of course take years & requires space, fencing/netting wouldn’t really look very good and prob quite costly. I guess you could change the hole sequence on some courses but is it practical at all clubs. All I'm really asking you to think about is are clubs really considering these & other options on the risky holes or just leaving it to luck & insurance to cover their behinds

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

What then could be done to eliminate (as far as possible) the adjacent holes where a slice puts you on the adjoining fairway?

Tall thick trees would of course take years & requires space, fencing/netting wouldn’t really look very good and prob quite costly.

In the interests of returning part of our course to it's heathland nature we took out hundreds of mature non-heathland trees that had been separating some adjacent fairways - and that had created pretty impenetrable barriers. Now they are gone they are gone and the course is now relatively open in these areas - only four holes affected but we have to be aware and careful - especially if we are off line and standiung in the separating rough. Unfortunately a couple of years back a member was hit on face and lost sight of an eye

It's now 11 yrs since the trees were taken down and other trees close to the tree are gradually replacing what we took out. We just have to remain aware of where we and others are on these holes.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I will always shout if I perceive there is a danger. I have cover but would rather not have the guilt of seriously injuring someone. I've been hit, when still well in range, having only just played my second from well back on the fairway and hadn't even put the club in the bag before the idiot behind teed off. It hurt but no serious injury but I made sure it was reported as it was irresponsible. If I suffered serious injury resulting in a loss of earnings then of course it would be something to consider but touch wood for all of us that time will never come

 

[Face breaker]

If I got hit because of someone's "ignorance/impatience/arrogance/own self importance" then they'll be gettin sued because if someone can see your on the green and they still drive at the green knowing full well they could possibly hit you then they deserve everything they get, all other occasions would be classed as accidental and no further action would be taken as that's the risk we know and take !...:thup:

 

[chrisd]

Hyatt

Are that many courses really that poorly designed that it would dramatically extend the playing time?

What I’m definitely not saying (& I hope you aren’t either) is that the best policy is to hit it anyway and deal with the occasional fallout via insurance!


For example I think it’s safe to say there are more right handed players than left. Think I’d also be right in saying there are more players with a slice than a hook as their bad shot off the tee?

What then could be done to eliminate (as far as possible) the adjacent holes where a slice puts you on the adjoining fairway?

Tall thick trees would of course take years & requires space, fencing/netting wouldn’t really look very good and prob quite costly. I guess you could change the hole sequence on some courses but is it practical at all clubs. All I'm really asking you to think about is are clubs really considering these & other options on the risky holes or just leaving it to luck & insurance to cover their behinds

Ours is a true parkland course and heavily tree lined. It's almost impossible to see players on adjoining fairways so almost everyone gives a very urgent and loud shout. The course is over 100 years old so I'd say it not poorly designes

 

[Sats]

I think it depends on the level of injury, if lets say I was blinded in one eye and couldn't work for the rest of my life I'd probably claim. However, if it's a minor non life changing or life threatening incident then I wouldn't. You wouldn't claim against someone if you got a bad tackle in football now would you, but if you were crippled for life then you might want to.
I don't think it's as easy as saying, yes I would or no I wouldn't.
The problem with these articles is that the entire evidence and facts are not presented in favour of creating interest in the story.

 

[GB72]

My biggest concern is tee boxes near to or behind greens. We have a couple where you do not have to be particularly long or wide to be hitting near these tee boxes and yet only one has a sign advising that you let people on the next tee move on before you tee off.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My biggest concern is tee boxes near to or behind greens. We have a couple where you do not have to be particularly long or wide to be hitting near these tee boxes and yet only one has a sign advising that you let people on the next tee move on before you tee off.

And often these signs are at ground level and with grass covering them.

 

[drdel]

I was hit on the upper arm while in my garden, across a road from the adjacent fairway.

The golfer swore at me when I approached him and his mates and asked if he was going to check whether his drive had caused any damage.

Despite his rudeness I never dreamt of suing.