However, another court looked at loose sand on a path and found some liability. Airborne golf balls are a danger with which every golf course must deal. There can indeed be serious liability for flying golf balls that cause injuries, and golf facilities can generally be expected to screen off certain areas and to warn passers-by of the dangers. The golf facility isn't the only entity that may be found liable. The developers and landscapers who designed or maintained the course may thus face some potential liability.
Golf courses can face some very unusual liabilities.
A player in Illinois saw long yardage marked on one fairway, and teed off because he knew he couldn't hit the ball all the way to the green where other players were still putting. However, this particular hole was mis-marked by nearly 100 yards, and the player did indeed hit one of the putters on the green. The country club was found to be negligent. Recreational insurance Recreational liability insurance is frequently a specialty and surplus-lines type of insurance. There was a brief time, during the insurance crunch back in 1985 and 1986, when some types of recreational insurance were simply not available at any price in many states.