The NEED to be a Member of Golf Care
I would, certainly, recommend that anyone who plays Golf becomes a member of Golf care. The risks, on a Golf Course, of hitting another Player or, indeed, being hit yourself are a playing hazard that we all know about. And I have, in particular,... Read more
I would, certainly, recommend that anyone who plays Golf becomes a member of Golf care. The risks, on a Golf Course, of hitting another Player or, indeed, being hit yourself are a playing hazard that we all know about. And I have, in particular, witnessed someone being hit by a Golf ball on two occasions. Once I hit another person, on a Golf Course in Coventry, on the head when the Lady, in question was walking across the Course (She was actually trespassing) when we waved her to stop whoich her, and the Bloke She was with did, but as soon as I hit my ball they started walking again and crossed right in front of the Green, where I had hit my ball to. Of course, by that time, it was too late to avoid hitting her. we rushed down, from the Plateau Tee that we were on (It was a Par 3) to see how she was. She had a very nasty lump on her head and I told the man, whom she was with, to get her straight to Hospital.She got up and appeared to be alright but I still insisted that she was taken to The Hospital to be checked out. It put me off my game because, of course, I was shook up myself over it.I heard nothing else about it so, I assumed, She was alright I hope so. Another occasion was when here, at Weymouth Golf Club, my Playing Partner,( whom was also a work colleague) and i ,had teed off and were starting to walk down the Fairway talking as you do before we seperated to go in the directions that our respective balls had flown to. when, all of a sudden, someone shouted FOUR I ducked and saw that a ball had landed by my Feet.i looked up to see my Playing mate, to state that that FOUR Call was a bit late to see Him holding His Mouth. The Ball, that had landed at my feet, had hit him in the mouth, knocking out several of His teeth BEFORE it got to me! the Played who had hit the Ball came running up to apologise for shouting FOUR rather later than he had intended and, especially, hitting my Playing mate. I took him to Hospital and He had to undergo surgery to repair his teeth and have other ones installed. Now, this Ball COULD have killed Him if it been HALF AN INCH HIGHER IT WOULD HAVE. Neither my playing partner, I or, indeed the Man who had hit the ball had NO Golf insurance at all! It was after this second occurrence that i realised the IMPORTANCE of Golf Insurance not only for oneself but for OTHER Golfers that are on the same course as you are.That is WHY I joined Golf Care and have talked other fellow Golfers to join. Imparting on them the IMPORTANCE of being a member. And, relating what i have told you, as an incentive. I believe that EVERYONE who Plays Golf SHOULD have a Golf insurance in fact i STRONGLY BELIEVE that it SHOULD be a stipulation by the Golf Clubs, to its members, that they HAVE to take out an Insurance as part of the terms of their golf membership.
Reviewed on 2nd September 2020
Alan Wilson
