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AMERICAN GOLF CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B137074.

93 Cal.Rptr.2d 683 (2000)

79 Cal.App.4th 30

AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT of the County of Los Angeles, Respondent; Albert Becker, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

March 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Terrence J. Giannone and Terrence J. Giannone, NewPort Beach; Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, John E. Fagan and Joseph P. Collins, Los Angeles, for Petitioner.

No appearance on behalf of Respondent.

Bishton Gubernick, Norris J. Bishton, Jr. and Jeffrey S. Gubernick, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest.

GRIGNON, Acting P.J.

An errant shot by a golfer ricocheted off a wooden yardage marker, injuring a companion golfer. We conclude the injured golfer's personal injury action against the golf course for negligent design and placement of the yardage marker is barred by the primary assumption of the risk doctrine. We hold golf is an active sport, errant shots are an inherent risk of golf, yardage markers are an integral...

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