It's funny that the course in question here, Meadowbrook Farms, also had this problem with the driving range. A few years back, a row of houses went up on the other side of the range. I think it was about 320 to get to the backyards.

This is baseball news, but belongs here.

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Painter who plays for Chuckey-Doak High School hit a game-winning home run in the 8th inning in a victory over University High School back on Monday.

After the game, Painter went to check out where the home run landed and was shocked to find that the ball had smashed the windshield of his car parked behind the outfield

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I'll pay for a window when a baseball team pays for hitting someone with a foul ball.

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on the back of most tickets you will read about assumed risk as fan.

Funny. When I was a junior in HS, I pulled a screaming line drive down the line in left that cleared the left foul line fence, somehow missed my teammates car by a hair, and put a gigantic dent in the door of my own pickup. I drove that truck for another 6 years with that ugly-ass dent in it.

Who the hell are you baseball players who weren't bright enough to park way away from the field?

Proud...for us mere mortals that dont hit it 3 miles, the range should be long enough. That said, if the tees are up and its downwind like the last time I was there, they could be hit (I hit one that landed on the opposite tee and immediately put the driver away). This falls on the course as well. If the range is downwind, don't have people hitting from the very front of the tee (they have probably 40-50 yards of turf to use). If the back portion is not ready to use, put up a sign stating no woods. Or put up a net.

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on the back of most tickets you will read about assumed risk as fan.

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I guess they just assume golfers are already familiar with the law

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If the range is downwind, don't have people hitting from the very front of the tee (they have probably 40-50 yards of turf to use). If the back portion is not ready to use, put up a sign stating no woods. Or put up a net

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Have you ever met a cart kid? They usually set those up

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Who the hell are you baseball players who weren't bright enough to park way away from the field?

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Not many parking options at the field I got hit. A strip down each line and a lot just beyond the LF fence. Pretty much every spot out there was in the danger zone. It was also along a 6 lane road so street parking wasn't an option.

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It's time you all hear from an expert on the matter. I've messed up more shots than a cross-eyed doctor, and have never paid for anything. Not even a golf lesson.

My parking spot in HS was just behind the LF fence (it was only 310 feet to the foul pole). Amazingly, I never had my car hit during the entire year I parked there. We must have hit 50+ home runs over left field during the baseball class period and hit a multitude of different cars; never mine though.

Snapped this today (best I could do from the middle of the FW....). I guess he finally had enough.

You made him move.

Wasn't me. Not a lefty.

Funny though, my neighbor that was with me (doesn't know the story) played here last weekend with some of his builders and told me on the tee, "man, did I rattle some fences on this hole last week." I think he said he hit TWO balls OB left.

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He's the HOA president. Enough said. He didn't show proof. I would go so far as to say to show me proof and then I would have my friends take pictures of EVERYTHING as evidence. He was trying to find easy money because he heard a thump on the roof. People like that deserve the worst.

I think that every person that lives on the course should show up at his front door to complain when a ball hits their house.

I think the house was on the market before the OP's buddy hit the house.

Also, I live on a golf course and if a ball hits my house and breaks a window, and no one takes responsibility, oh well. That's one of the consequences I accepted, and in return I enjoy a beautiful view and don't have to look at a 6-foot cedar fence and the back of someone else's house from my yard.

But if I hit a crappy shot and break a window, (as in I hear glass shattering), I sure as hell will take responsibility for it and pay for it. I keep some business cards in my golf bag just in case I have to do it. But reading this thread, it seems like some golfers don't want to be adults and take responsibility for their f*(k-ups. Like this dewsh bag:

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Nah...I'll pass. I ain't paying for it and there's nothing you can do about it.

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fkin grow up

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I think the house was on the market before the OP's buddy hit the house.

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I'll ask for confirmation from HouAggie, but I don't remember seeing the sign when we played there a few weeks ago. I'll see if it lists the listing date on HAR.

Point being that it's ironic that they guy is moving, and I thought it was funny.

EDIT: List date not public info, but sent it to my realtor to look up.

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sorry, the thumbs down wasn't in response to your post.

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I nailed a car while playing #12 at the TAMU gc. It was a beautiful high fade from the tee. hit the west bound car square in the windshield.

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I did this also. Hit a terrible slice and it drilled a SUV. I lucked out as it was my roommate. We have had a laugh about all time now

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I nailed a car while playing #12 at the TAMU gc. It was a beautiful high fade from the tee. hit the west bound car square in the windshield.

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I did this also. Hit a terrible slice and it drilled a SUV. I lucked out as it was my roommate. We have had a laugh about all time now

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I've also seen this happen with playing partners. Terrible layout for that hole.

House was listed on 3/26, so you were correct. Guess I didn't notice the sign last time I was there (maybe didn't have a second sign out back, yet).