Golf Course May Have Liability Over Hidden Danger

An Arkansas state appeals court has reversed a trial court, finding that the trial court erred when it granted summary judgment to a golf course, which had been sued by a golfer, who had fallen into an “uncovered and hidden valve hole” on the fairway.   Specifically, the court found that the trial court needs to determine whether the course’s maintenance procedures were sufficient in light of the facts that the hole was created by the course and not an obvious danger to the golfer. &n