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Buffer Zones And The Recreational Golf Sector: A Negligence Case Content Analysis, Natalie Bird
Buffer Zones And The Recreational Golf Sector: A Negligence Case Content Analysis, Natalie Bird
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Buffer zones are a risk management method used within sport and recreation to protect participants and spectators from avoidable injury. Within the recreational golf sector, buffer zone standards do not exist. This poses a problem as golf courses in the recreational sector serve a wide range of customers in terms of age, skill level, and experience. A legal case content analysis of 1,561 golf negligence lawsuits aimed to answer research questions related to locations of incidents, circumstances that led to injury, and injuries or damages that were the result of errant golf shots. A Westlaw search provided the data for …