Question: Do you kinda indemnify yourself if you're playing golf & something goes slightly astray and you shout "fore!"?

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Answer #1:

u tool yelling fore is good golfing etiquette if you hit a wayward ball. i once yelled fore and there was a group of non golfers ahead they had no idea what it meant and it missed them by not a lot. i got down there and they said you could've warned us. And i was like *facepalm* everyone should know what it means.

Answer #2:

1. Shouting (fore) is the right thing to do.

#2. Go to a driving range and learn how to hit balls or give up golf.

Answer #3:

No. Even if you are that bad, it's an assumed risk parking (or living) next to a golf course. As long as nothing was done intentionally and you shouted "fore", you should be OK.

in·dem·ni·fy (n-dmn-f)
tr.v. in·dem·ni·fied, in·dem·ni·fy·ing, in·dem·ni·fies
1. To protect against damage, loss, or injury; insure.
2. To make compensation to for damage, loss, or injury suffered.

Answer #4:

Actually, courts have ruled that "fore" isn't even necessary. However, yelling does nothing if you intentionally hit someone: From a court ruling in 2006:

HONOLULU -- A golfer may not be held liable for mistakenly hitting another golfer with an errant golf ball, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled.

The court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling to dismiss Ryan Yoneda's lawsuit against Andrew Tom, whose wayward ball hit Yoneda in the left eye at Mililani Golf Course in 1999.

Chief Justice Ronald Moon wrote Yoneda assumed the risk of the injury when he played golf. It is "common knowledge that not every shot played by a golfer goes exactly where he intends it to go," the ruling said, adding there wouldn't be much "sport" in the "sport of golf," if golf balls went exactly where the player wanted.

The April 28 ruling makes clear a golfer who intentionally hits a ball to inflict injury, or recklessly hits the ball knowing that injury is highly likely, would not be exempt from liability.

The court considered whether golfers should have to shout "fore" or other warnings to protect other players. The justices concluded, however, that doing so was golf etiquette, not a requirement recognized by law.





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