The Little Green Book of Golf Law : The Real Rules of the Game of Golf

Foreword xi Gary McCord Preface xiii Introduction xix Hole One: Bad Day of Golf Results in Criminal Prosecution (Out-of-control golfer gets birdie) 2(6) (Hawaii): State v. Terry Pupus, LNR T1, LNR T2 (Hawaii 1997) Hole Two: ``The Masters of Augusta'' (Tiger wins at Augusta but scores a triple bogey in the federal courts) 8(6) (Federal): ETW Corp. v. Jireh Publishing, Inc., 332 F.3d 915 (6th Cir. 2003) Hole Three: Golf Course Liability to Neighbor for Personal Injury (Out-of-bounds on the left) 14(6) (Rhode Island): Hennessey v. Pyne, 694 A.2d 691 (R.I. 1997) Hole Four: Liability to a Golfer in the Same ``Foursome'' (The limits of playing ready golf) 20(8) (Illinois): Zula v. Hydel, 681 N.E.2d 148 (Ill. 1997) Hole Five: A Golfer's Prayer (Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord) 28(8) (New Jersey): Maussner v. Atlantic City Country Club, Inc., 691 A.2d 826 (N.J. 1997) Hole Six: Golf and the Internal Revenue Service (Tax bites senior tour hopeful) 36(8) (Federal): Courville v. Comm'r, 71 T.C.M. (CCH) 2496 (U.S. Tax Court) (1996) Hole Seven: Copying Golf Course Design (Are gimmies allowed?) 44(14) (Federal): Pebble Beach Co. v. Tour 18 I, Ltd., 155 F.3d 526 (5th Cir. 1998) Hole Eight: Golf Course Liability to a Golfer (Bad bounces off the cart path) 58(8) (California): Morgan v. Fuji Country U.S.A., Inc., 34 Cal. App. 4th 127 (1995) Hole Nine: Private Easements on Golf Course Property (A different type of lateral hazard) 66(8) (California): Bernardo Heights Country Club v. Community Association of Bernardo Heights (D024460), Fourth Appellate District, (April 6, 1998) Hole Ten: Patent Protection of Golf Ball Design (Great balls of fire) 74(10) (Federal): Wilson Sporting Goods v. David Geoffrey & Associates d/b/a Slazenger, and Dunlop Slazenger Corp. aka Dunlop Sports Corp., 904 F.2d 677 (Fed. Cir. 1990) Hole Eleven: Golf Course Liability to Neighboring Property Owner for Property Damage (Wayward golf shots) 84(6) (Texas): Malouf v. Dallas Athletic Country Club, 837 S.W.2d 674 (Tex. Ct. App. 1992) Hole Twelve: The PGA Tour Meets the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (What is the essential nature of the game of golf?) 90(10) (Federal): PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin, 532 U.S. 661 (2001) Hole Thirteen: Golf and the Loss of Consortium (You can lose more than your golf balls during a round of golf) 100(8) (California): Kurash v. J.C. Resorts, Inc., 00703109 Sup. Ct., San Diego, CA (1996) Hole Fourteen: Defectively Manufactured Golf Clubs (A flying club head causes injury) 108(6) (Colorado): Price v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., 2005 WL 1677512 (D. Colo. July 18, 2005) Hole Fifteen: Insurance and Golf Cart Accidents (Know the exclusions) 114(6) (Mississippi): Dowdle v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., 697 So.2d 788 (Miss. 1997) Hole Sixteen: Hole-in-One Contests (The ultimate shot in golf) 120(6) (Pennsylvania): Cobaugh v. Klick-Lewis, Inc., 561 A.2d 1248 (Pa. 1989) Hole Seventeen: The U.S.G.A. Handicap Index Formula as a Property Interest (Who needs a handicap anyway?) 126(10) (Federal): U. S. Golf Association v. St. Andrews Systems, Data-Max, Inc., 749 F.2d 1028 (3d Cir. 1984) Hole Eighteen: Required Use of Reclaimed Water on Golf Courses (``Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink'') 136(8) (California): City of Santa Barbara Against the Use of Potable Water by the Tsukamoto Sogyo Company, Department of Water Resources Control Board, Decision 1625, February 15, 1990 Hole Nineteen: 19th Hole Drunken Assault (There are worse things than a bad round of golf) 144(7) (Iowa): Dolan v. State Farm Fire & Casualty, 573 N.W. 2d 254 (Iowa 1998) About the Author 151(1) Index 152