Time for a Reassessment of Assumption of Risk in Golf? Don’t Count on it.
By: Dr. Anthony Rosselli — Texas A&M University — Commerce; Anthony.Rosselli@tamuc.edu
FORE! Those four letters are often the only thing that alerts spectators attending golf tournaments that danger is heading their way. With professional golfers swinging the golf club at upwards of 120 miles per hour sending the ball and average of 295 yards (Wilco, 2018) and professional long drive competitors swinging up to 150 miles per hour, a small hard golf ball can become a dangerous projectil