Skip to main content
Help Center Community Shop

Comments

7 comments

Date Votes
  • mark christian
    I wouldn't hold my breath for a big payday. If you have ever been to a major league baseball game and took the time to actually read the ticket which is crammed with fine print, there is almost always a clause stating that the fan assumes all risk, and disclaiming any and all liability for personal injuries sustained at the stadium, including injuries caused by broken bats and foul balls. I believe that the NHL has something similar covering hockey pucks and shattered sticks so I'm guessing that the PGA protects itself from damages against errant golf balls and broken clubs.
    0
  • remingtonoaks
    quote:Originally posted by mark christian
    I wouldn't hold my breath for a big payday. If you have ever been to a major league baseball game and took the time to actually read the ticket which is crammed with fine print, there is almost always a clause stating that the fan assumes all risk, and disclaiming any and all liability for personal injuries sustained at the stadium, including injuries caused by broken bats and foul balls. I believe that the NHL has something similar for errant hokey pucks and broken sticks.


    Actually mark in this day in age that liability Clause is useless in a court of law...

    Like a lawyer once told me, that Clause is just for people stupid enough to believe it.. and you'd be surprised how many people there are that do believe it. It Saves the event producers a lot of money by people not pursuing it when they could.

    Not that I advocate being so stupid as to not watch what's going on at this type of event. But there are stupid people out there, and the law seems to shine on them
    0
  • tjh1948
    I doubt that the ticket waiver would be upheld. Pounding a club into the ground is not a normal golf event. Only issue is if the player has anything to recover from.
    0
  • mogley98
    Oh they will get paid, question is do they settle or let the Scum suckers fight it out.
    0
  • 11b6r
    Not a lawyer, but have some knowledge of this. The term is "Assumption of Risk", or in Latin, Volenti non fit injuria. Some activities carry an inherent risk- like being hit by a foul ball. You were not hit as a result of negligence, or someone's attempt to harm you intentionally. In going to the game, you accepted that risk- and that HAS been played out in court thousands of times.

    A ballplayer that decided to throw a bat at a fan is another matter- so is a golfer that has a temper tantrum.
    0
  • Grasshopper
    Stadler messed up. It's the Web.com tour so there is not much money there. I was involved in running a golf course once and during regular meetings, we had to discuss "golfers" etiquette. Any throwing of clubs was an ejection off the course because "we" the course might be liable if we didn't address the situation as deemed prohibited dangerous.
    IF they want to sue, probably win something but not worth the battle, imo.
    0
  • Rocky Raab
    This club was not thrown. It broke and flew into the crowd. The player hit the ground with it in anger, but it was by no means intentional. Assumption of risk applies, I think.
    0

Please sign in to leave a comment.

Recent Activity