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ALTHOUGH BEING STRUCK BY A MISHIT BALL IS AN INHERENT RISK IN A GOLF GAME WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK DOCTRINE, THERE WAS EVIDENCE DEFENDANT DELIBERATELY HIT THE BALL IN A MANNER THAT UNREASONABLY INCREASED THE RISK OF STRIKING PLAINTIFF (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department determined defendant golfer’s motion for summary judgment was properly denied. There was evidence defendant teed off when plaintiff was within the range of defendant’s normal drives. Plaintiff was struck in the head by the ball. This was not a case of a mishit ball which would trigger the assumption of the risk doctrine:

… “[A]lthough the object of the game of golf is to drive the ball as cleanly and directly as possible toward its ultimate intended goal (the hole), the possibility that the ball will fly off in another direction is a risk inherent in the game” … . Thus, while a golfer owes a duty to use due care in striking a golf ball … , “the mere fact that a golf ball did not travel in the intended direction does not establish a viable negligence claim” … . “To provide an actionable theory of liability, a person injured by a mishit golf ball must affirmatively show that the golfer failed to exercise due care by adducing proof, for example, that the golfer aimed so inaccurately as to unreasonably increase the risk of harm’ ” … . …

 … [D]efendant’s submissions raise an issue of fact whether he unreasonably increased the risk of striking plaintiff with his golf ball by teeing off when plaintiff, who was visible in the fairway on the same hole, was still positioned well within the typical range of defendant’s drive … . Krych v Bredenberg, 2019 NY Slip Op 03479, Fourth Dept 5-3-19

 

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