There is also a greater chance that the green space of a golf course will stay green. A property may be next to a green area at the time of purchase, but green areas that are not golf courses could be developed at a later date, depending on a wide variety of facts, such as who owns it, what the land is zoned for, etc. There is a much smaller chance of that happening to a golf course. Some have more balls land there than others, depending on where you are. They don t want to be some place where they get a lot of golf balls in their yard, or a lot of frustrated golfers directly in front of their backyard.
Most courses adopt rules that encourage golfers to take responsibility for their miscues.
If a golfer hits a ball into someone s yard, that golfer is supposed to make arrangements to pay for any damages. And as more people take up the sport, the overall skill level declines, leading to the potential for more incidents. We re starting to see more and more people involved with golf and more and more tournaments involving players who have never hit a golf ball in their life, says Aaskow, so there is more chance of someone getting careless. But for the most part, that s still pretty rare. Some of the courses offer discounts to people living in the community, but many do not.