Golf Course Liability: Guests at a Sponsored Golf Event

By Thomas H. Sawyer, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, Indiana State University   Cassie Pfenning, 16 years of age, was hit by a golf ball as she sat in a golf cart, assisting in providing beverages to golfers and other guests at a sponsored golf event. Cassie sued the golfer who struck the ball, the country club, Whitey’s, and her grandfather, asserting that these parties had violated a variety of duties of care owed to her, including negligent supervision, failure to instruct in the operation