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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I don't know what it's like in Alberta, but here where there are houses by golf courses there are nets set up to catch any errant balls that are hit.
I would think that there should be some responsibility to negate any damages by putting some sort of protective barrier up. If you don't do that, then the golfer should not be on the hook for the entire cost to replace the window. That said, you did hit the ball and therefore are responsible.
As a poster mentioned above if the house was there first, I would think the course would have to put up the protective barrier. If the house came second, then there's a calculated risk for not putting up your own barrier. You knowingly built next to a golf course, there will be balls that are hit onto your hard, and possibly through your windows.
I don't know how insurance would handle this situation, they probably only would insure if you had protection in the form of a fence or a net.
Regardless I don't think it should be 100% the golfer, but they should be responsible.
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They do place nets along the course, but only in places where it would be common for the ball to stray off the course. Places where the fairway might dog leg, or behind the green.
They can't line the entire course with nest to stop the occasional slice in the middle of the fairway.