Quote (MrMoJoRising @ May 29 2012 11:39am)
So, playing a local course on the Par 5 fifth hole. Had a crappy worm burner drive that barely made it over a creek 150 yards from the tee box and ended up coming to rest on a hill a little past the creek. I was pretty far away from the green still, about 260 yards. So I figured I'm going to need to smash a 3 wood and hope to come close. Unfortunetly, during my "smash" swing, I ended up toeing the ball and it went right.... very right. I went through some trees, I lost sight of the ball when it entered the tree line and into the leaves, and a second later I hear "PSHHHHHHHHHH" and my heart sank. I just busted someone's window.
I took my cart over there, and looked around. A lady came out of her house and said she heard glass break. We looked around and couldn't find anything, talked to her neighbor and his house was fine. Somewhere glass broke and we couldn't find it. So I gave the women my business card and told her I'll pay for damages. I tee'd the ball up, I hit the ball, I broke the window, I'll pay for the damage.
Well today during lunch I got a phone call from a guy who was this ladys OTHER neighbor, on her other side. He said it was his window I hit and broke. I apologized to him and told him to get the estimate and I'll take care of it. He called me back later and told me the figure, which to my amazement was WAY lower than what I expected. Which means I missed all those huge mammoth fairway side picture windows along the back of the house, and managed to hit a side small bedroom window. Total price came out to $234. Which was a giant relieve to me.
He called back about 2 minutes after we hung up and told me that he spoke to his wife and because I left my information there, and came forward about breaking the window, and being honest about it, and also because I sounded like I was his son's age, that he would cover half the cost, and to send him a check for only half the bill, which came out to $117, and he'd send a copy of the bill to me when complete. I of course said Thank you Thank you Thank you.
I avoided a HUGE catastrophe, and learned one important lesson. Actually two. Always be honest, good karma will always find you for it. And two, until I get better at golf, avoid courses with houses on the fairways AT ALL COSTS!
I'm glad i haven't hit any windows "YET" But if i was a Home Owner that near a whole i would have some kind of window that wouldn't break.