New Book: "The Little Book Of Golf Law"

Tod Leonard profiles University of San Diego law professor Jack Minan's follow up book on, “The Little Book of Golf Law,” which comes on the heels of his first bestseller (in the ABA world).

Leonard writes:

Each case is divided into the facts, the law and a conclusion.

Of course, many of the legal pursuits involved damage to people and property caused by errant golf balls. Many courses post signs warning golfers they are responsible for their shots, but in most cases, Minan said, the golfer isn’t legally found liable unless he or she is acting negligently.

“That surprises people,” Minan said. “The courts have shown through their judgments that hooks and slices and golf balls leaving golf courses are all part of the game,” Minan said.

Among some of the other interesting cases Minan found:

-- Titleist’s parent company, Acushnet, sued Nitro for intellectual property rights because Nitro was refurbishing and re-stamping golf balls that came from water hazards. The court ruled against Acushnet.

I already knew this from doing autopsies on the water balls I purchase and cut open for fun. Some people watch Duck Dynasty, I study water balls.