A Fairway View, but the Window Is Often Broken »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 year, 2 months agoThe intersection of errant golf shots and private property is not a new phenomenon. But with new gear that enables average golfers to hit a ball 250 yards, and with golf communities sprouting nationwide - 70% of new courses include housing - it is becoming an increasingly prominent problem.
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TechnologyExpert1 year, 2 months ago
In Rehoboth, Mass., Joyce Amaral collected 1,800 golf balls from her property abutting Middlebrook Country Club, then lugged them into court when she sued the club. Ms. Amaral's house was hit so regularly, her landscapers wore hard hats. Balls set off the burglar alarm and dented her car.
Although the club existed decades before the house was built, a court ruled that the balls - and the golfers looking for them - were a trespass. The parties settled this month, with the club agreeing to shorten the No. 9 hole, which should keep the Amaral property out of the line of fire.
But Pete Cuppels, the club's owner, said the settlement would probably put his low-cost nine-hole course out of business.
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Lasvegasguy1 year, 2 months ago
You would think that developers would put in shatter proof windows in these homes.
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