FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – May 4, 2015 – Question: Who is responsible for the damage if a golf ball strikes a home and breaks a window? Or what if the ball hits a person on the property? – Burt Answer: The law requires that the golfer act reasonably and use ordinary care when playing. All of the golfers on the course, whether hitting the ball or walking to their next shot, are expected to be careful to keep themselves and their fellow players safe. If the golfer is playing normally and accidentally hits another person or a neighboring house, there is no recourse for the injury or damage. By choosing to live on a golf course, you are accepting the risk that comes with that. But if the golfer is messing around or intentionally aiming at the house, he or she would be held responsible. Generally the golf course is off the hook as well, as long as management uses care in the design and operation of the course. If, however, your problems started only after the course made