Volume UP .... the sound of a golf ball hitting skull

[lockedout]

I wonder if this guy can sue?
Anyway you can hear it and the announcers are funny.

[Deleted]

ouch.
But I doubt very much he could sue, as he was knowingly in a position where he could get hit.

[StayTuned]

You can't blame the golfer, he's just doing his "job"

You can however blame the organizer for not having enough safety buffer between the visitors and the playing field... or however you call that in golf.

But I am sure this guy knew he could get hit anyway, just like you can get hit by a football during a football match as long as the stadium doesn't have a safety net behind the goal.

[Agoonga]

There's probably some kind of waiver you have to sign to get that close.

[Deleted]

Highly doubt it. But damn, I'd be so confused as to what the hell happened.

[Kalis]

I don't think he can sue, the guy didn't deliberately interfere with play.

[lockedout]

There's probably some kind of waiver you have to sign to get that close.

I have been to golf matches and unless buying the ticket is in essence signing the waiver then you don't sign a waiver.
I think you can sue if you get hit by a baseball in MLB?

[Deleted]

I don't think he can sue, the guy didn't deliberately interfere with play.

I see what you did there

[Frozenbeef]

lol put my speaker volume right up didn't hear a thing...damn youtube on silent and it's not showing the little x on the speaker icon lol >.<

[lockedout]

I don't think he can sue, the guy didn't deliberately interfere with play.

Lol what if the guy was mad and threw the ball and it landed on the green or even better goes in the hole, does it count?

[Edge-]

I have been to golf matches and unless buying the ticket is in essence signing the waiver then you don't sign a waiver.
I think you can sue if you get hit by a baseball in MLB?

I've never heard of this before. Like, I don't see how on earth a judge would let a lawsuit like this actually appear in court.

[Kalis]

Lol what if the guy was mad and threw the ball and it landed on the green or even better goes in the hole, does it count?

Deliberate outside interference is probably against the laws of the game, as it is in most other sports.

Otherwise you could just pay people to run onto the course, grab your ball and slam dunk it in the hole - there is some sort of double entendre there, but I can't be bothered to rephrase it.

[Dyra]

But I am sure this guy knew he could get hit anyway, just like you can get hit by a football during a football match as long as the stadium doesn't have a safety net behind the goal.

This is pretty much exactly that.

The corden denotes the edge of play and where the audience is sitting is out of bounds, so it is in the best interests of the golfer to never hit it out that far anyway. Looking at the course from where it landed, the ball went too far left, or too far forward, of where the golfer would have wanted it to go (notice the bunker right in front of the audience). Pretty much a freak accident maybe caused by a gust or just a really poor drive.

It happens every now and again, like Rory McIlroy hitting a guy last year.

[Spl4sh3r]

The question is, does that count as out of bounds or does he get to shoot from there?

[Zogarth]

Could he really sue for something like this? Seriously in Denmark if he even tried to sue people would just look at him and say: "shit happens, you chose to go to the golf match, and got unlucky. Tough luck".

[Joey Ray III]

damn you think he's gonna suffer something permanent? i always thought i hit like that would crack your skull open.

[Kalis]

damn you think he's gonna suffer something permanent? i always thought i hit like that would crack your skull open.

People get hit with cricket balls all the time at school, they usually don't have any permanent damage. I can't imagine it's too different to getting hit with a golf ball, or base ball.

[Dyra]

The question is, does that count as out of bounds or does he get to shoot from there?

Counts as out of bounds. Would have gotten a penalty shot, and he would have re-taken the shot from the tee again.

[Azutael]

Well that was disappointing, I expected it to be worse I guess... :P
I'm sure it hurt, but it just didn't get any reactions out of me. Other than "guess that hurt a bit".

[belfpala]

I have been to golf matches and unless buying the ticket is in essence signing the waiver then you don't sign a waiver.
I think you can sue if you get hit by a baseball in MLB?

In baseball, your ticket specifically will say (usually on the back, or part of the terms when you buy it) you're waiving all liability claims for any thrown bats, balls, etc. And they announce it several times before the game. I've never been to golf, but I'd guess it's the same. "Assumption of risk" would be the legal defense for the golf pro, organizers, or whoever if that spectator decided to sue, if there wasn't such a liability waiver.