Freak accident on a golf course in Florida that we can learn from.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/florida-golf-club-worker-dies-from-injuries-suffered-1073887.html

Was browsing through my usual industry-related news headlines, and stumbled across the above article from Florida.  A worker on the course was struck by a golf ball and ultimately died.  This may seem like a 'freak occurence', and rare, but it made me think about things I see every year.

There are many times when I am on the course and need to stop for players.  Lo and behold, there can be workers in their line of play, and often times, I see the players make a conscious decision to hit, even though the employee is in range. 

We train our employees to be diligent and aware of where play is, and put it on them to get out of the way.  Every now and again, a worker will get so into their work that they might forget to check for golfers.  MOST members I know will whistle, yell, or even drive their carts up to make sure the employee is aware of them before they hit.  From time to time, however, I see members deliberately hit into the unsuspecting worker.  We try hard to be aware and put the blame on the employee when they say they almost got hit.  Every now and then, we need a little help from the players to keep ourselves safe.  We will work hard to make sure something like what happened in Florida will never happen here.