Injuries at Golf

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 309, 30 December 1938, Page 12

Injuries at Golf

A “FOOL-PROOF” POLICY LONDON, Dec. 8. In view of recent High Court actions for damages for personal injuries sustained by golfers and others on golf courses, the English Golf Union has issued a memorandum reminding clubs of the necessity of effecting adequate third-party insurance. Major Whitley L.avarack, secretary of the union, stated that in one case an award of £SOO was made against an Irish club. “With the costs added,” he said, “the club’s liability will be well over £2ooo—a millstone to a club not fully protected. “Many policies are practically useless as the cover is limited to £SOO. Moreover, it is often found that policies effected by clubs do not fulfil the essential requirements and that some are not legally valid. “Tho union and Lloyd’s underwriters have drafted a policy which is nearly fool-proof, and the cover £SOOO. It is vitally important to golfers, any one of whom may meet with serious accident while playing, and to clubs which may be faced with heavy damages, that existing policies should be reviewed.”