Duffers Beware: Bad Shot Worth $1100 Fine
Who says golf isn’t a contact sport? A man whose terrible golf shot injured his caddy has been fined $1100. You get the feeling this might not have happened if he had tipped his caddy a little better.
The South Korean Supreme Court, which ruled that the golfer “had violated the duty of due care to prevent injury to others while playing a sport.” Going all the way to the Supreme Court seems a little much when the man is embarrassed enough for hitting a golf shot that somehow managed to hit his caddy, standing 25 feet behind him.
