In 1967, a court dismissed a claim brought when a golfer hooked
his tee shot so that his ball struck a golfer on an adjacent hole 200 yards away (see Brewer v Delo [1967] 1 Lloyd's Rep 488).
In finding that the Happy Gilmore shot breached the standard of care owed to other players the justice asserts in para. 20, «I am convinced that the «Happy Gilmore» shot would have been less controllable than a normal
tee shot,... because it involved a run - up to the ball (rather than an aimed shot from a stationary position)».
I am convinced that the «Happy Gilmore» shot would have been less controllable than a normal
tee shot, both because it involved a run - up to the ball (rather than an aimed shot from a stationary position) and because the defendant had been drinking throughout the day...
Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, watches
his tee shot on the 14th hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday in Augusta, Ga..
At the Arnold Palmer — designed Four Seasons Costa Rica Golf Club at Peninsula Papagayo, the signature sixth hole features a dramatic 446 - yard par - 4 with
a tee shot that plays 61 metres (200 feet) downhill to a receptive valley - shaped fairway.
Along with the glorious vistas, you will likely not forget
your tee shot on Pebble Beach's iconic 7th hole, your approach over the cliff on no. 8.
The course tests your proficiency with irons and rewards a straight
tee shot (as Nichols Creek is in play on eight holes).
The spectacular signature par - 3 13th hole requires
a tee shot over the ocean, truly an extraordinary experience.
Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, watches
his tee shot on the 14th hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday in Augusta, Ga..
humpiest Norton slips,
his tee shot stalactitically luck.
Billy Horschel watches
his tee shot on No. 1 during the first round of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament at TPC San Antonio on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
Arnold Palmer says even though he won't hit ceremonial
tee shot at the Masters, he'll be there to watch Nicklaus and Player «sweat it out.»
With a two - stroke lead and four to play, Kerr hit
her tee shot on the par - 3 15th into the bunker.
Tiger Woods watches
his tee shot at Innisbrook's Copperhead course during the pro-am at the Valspar Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Palm Harbor, Fla (Jim Damaske / Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Rory's
tee shot on the par - 3 8th comes up about 50 feet short, and with Reed just off the green to the left about 25 feet away, it looked like the crazy run was over.
Unperturbed, legions of fans gathered outside the ropes to the right of the walkway with their sole intention being to rile up the U.S. players as they make their way to the golf's most epic opening
tee shot.
He is there to guard
your tee shot from the larcenous birds and monkeys who have apparently concluded that golf balls are as edible as eggs.
After a birdie at the par - 5 16th, Garcia seemed poised to overtake the bane of his existence, or at least reprise their Saturday outing in a playoff, after Tiger, leading by two with five holes to play, drenched his own
tee shot on 14 and fell into a four - way tie at the top.
Unfortunately, Woods» driver let him down more often than not, like on the par - 4 seventh when his errant
tee shot traveled rightward, some 30 yards from the center of the fairway.
And when
his tee shot on 18 hit a tree and an outhouse roof before being swept away by a draining culvert, Donald's dreams had literally gone down the drain.
Johnny Miller, for one, believes Spieth will rise again, Phoenix - like, from the ashes of his Masters mess, which included a chunked penalty shot into the water at No. 12 after dunking
his tee shot.
The spotlight coverage will focus on those three classic finishing holes, a risk - reward par - 5 that presents equal chances for an eagle chance or a water ball, the island par - 3 17th green and the long par - 4 18th with that intimidating
tee shot with a huge lake all down the left side.
On the second nine, Tiger dumped
his tee shot in Rae's Creek for the second straight day at the 12th.
indiscriminately after
a tee shot went into the air.
She had to save a difficult par at 17 after
her tee shot landed on a lady's purse.
Watson's
tee shot failed him on the drivable par - 4 15th, however, completely missing the green and winding up well in the middle of a water hazard.
Golf Channel's Todd Lewis reported that Lefty suffered a stinger in the wrist as he attempted to hit his second shot under tree limbs somewhere within the confines of Augusta National after an errant
tee shot.
That will obviously be the marquee afternoon group in the first round so expect PGA Tour Live to carry the start of it from the very first
tee shot.
But after a wayward
tee shot, a par and second - round 65 would have to do instead.
He said
his tee shot felt perfect and was on a good line until fate took over.
The problem for Spieth happened on
his tee shot — he hit the top of the trees which made it go way short, a whole 267 yards to the hole.
180 ball speed for Woods on
his tee shot at 3.
Johnson has been unable to get anything going, his final hole of the first round a microcosm of his PGA stint, as
his tee shot found the water hazard on the left.
Had
his tee shot gone further, he could have potentially made birdie, but was set up nicely for par regardless.
«At the time my fellow competitor Jason Day was hitting
his tee shot, and some may have assumed, wrongly, the words were said by Jason.
After making a sloppy bogey at the second, Woods pulled driver at the par - 5 third hole and hit
his tee shot totally off the course.
His two - shot victory, which he earned even after drowning
his tee shot on the 14th hole in Sunday's finale, marked the fastest he has ever collected four Ws to start a season.
He persevered but some of his play was atrocious, including
a tee shot that came up some 65 yards short of the pin on the 200 - yard par - 3 fifth hole.
The featured holes stream will cover «holes coming into the clubhouse» but focus mostly on No. 13 and No. 17, the famous island green hole where
every tee shot will be streamed.
His tee shot on No. 9 flew past the pin, but spun back and just missed rolling in for an ace.
Woods grabbed his wrist and was clearly in pain after hitting his second shot from the pine straw on the par - 4 ninth, and again following a poor
tee shot on No. 10.
The closing hole requires players start with an accurate
tee shot.
A tee shot to the deep right - center of the fairway opens up the bestapproach angle to a slightly sloping green.
As he came to the 17th, Woods opted to hit
his tee shot left and had a testy second shot, which he left well short.
One of the least forgiving holes on the course, especially off the tee where players will hit a semi-blind
tee shot to a narrow and sloped fairway.
Unfortunately, the back is so sore right now that he decided three days before the first
tee shot that he was not going to give it a go at Augusta this year.
While Poulter» errant drive fell harmlessly into the grasses, Justin Rose's left - leaning
tee shot on the same hole hit an older spectator on the head, the sight of which caused a teenage boy to faint, according to Bernie McGuire.
Unfortunately, his birdie putt slid by the hole, and a one - handed yanked
tee shot flew way wide right of the eighth fairway into a sandy area, yielding a bogey.
There is a deep fairway bunker on the left, so most will favor the right side with
their tee shot.
Playing on the European Tour at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Rory stepped up to the Par 3 15th hole with a nine iron and absolutely drained
his tee shot.