Can you belive the arrogance of some golfers ...

12 March 2013

Matt,

This note is in response to an anonymous, harassing letter I received from 16 of your golf members, (copy provided below) which I have turned over to the Sheriff’s office for finger printing, identification and prosecution.  

This anonymous letter from cowards highlights the extent of their arrogance and disregard for private property.  I request that golf members who are caught trespassing, be removed from future play and banned from play at the Lake Ashton Golf course and that they lose any and all membership fees.  

Please post this anonymous harassing letter in conjunction with this letter. 

You and your golf course players need to read, understand and heed, the below article; I will hold both the Trespasser and the Golf Course accountable, when players trespass into my property. Ignorance is no excuse.  

As you know, I have been in contact with you for some time now and you have done nothing, as I can ascertain, to instruct your members accordingly.  

Please post this letter in your spaces so that EVERY Golfer can be made aware.

No home owner should have to tolerate people walking all over ones property, in between homes, not to mention those who look/glare, ‘peak’ into windows etc ..  

R Earl

Copy to:  Lake Ashton Golf Course

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Nichols, Bergere, Zauzig & Sandler, P.C.,

The below article was posted on 7 Jan 2013 at http://lakeashtontherestofthestory.blogspot.com/2013/01/trespass-golf-courses-recurrent-entry.html .

Summary of article:  NOTE:  TRESPASS; GOLF COURSES:  Recurrent entry of golf balls onto Homeowners’ property constitutes a continuing trespass.  There is no viable "House on the Golf Course" defense.   You can't claim the owner was asking for it when he bought that beautiful house on the 12th fairway.  Also, the existence of property insurance is NEVER determinative in assessing liability.  You can’t even mention the existence of an insurance policy in court except as evidence to establish ownership.  There are no ifs and or buts about it, if you break someone’s window with your golf ball… run away like a child and deny it was you… I mean break out your checkbook and pony up.

Mr. Richard Earl
3064 Dunmore Dr.
Lake Wales, FL 33859

Dear Mr. Earl,

I represent a group of 16 golfers, who play almost daily, on the Lake Ashton
courses.

We have noticed that very often, as we play the 16th hole of The East
Course, your lawn sprinklers are running, in direct violation of Southwest
Florida Water Management District water restrictions. Since this seems to
be an ongoing practice, on your part, we feel it is our responsibility to report
each and every such violation to the proper authorities.

We recognize that you have the right to irrigate on Thursdays and
Sundays before 10:00 AM and after 4:00 PM, and we will certainly ignore
irrigation usage during those windows. But for all other days, your violations
will be promptly reported.

We hope that you will take this as merely a "heads-up" and conform to the
requirements of the city, for the good of all residents.

Yours truly,
The Committee For Responsible Water Usage