Legal to go for the green or not?

[4Aces]

We had a similar situation at my old club. Players trying to cut a corner on a par five kept hitting new houses. The free solution was trying to enforce a "no fly zone". Instead it costs $$$$ in trees. It made a beautiful tee box look contrived and out of character for the surroundings. But rules are rules and unless the shot was made impossible people would continue to try. In the end planting trees was cheaper than the course continuing to pay for repairs to the homes and listen to the homeowners complain about balls landing on their patios.

[ghalfaire]

Some golf courses do try to enact local rules such as "No fly zones" but it is total BS and nobody actually abides by them.

Actually the only "no fly" zones I have ever seen were there to either protect other golfers, workers, or property.  Usually enforced with a very high fence unless the zones are temporary.

[fr0sty]

We had a similar situation at my old club. Players trying to cut a corner on a par five kept hitting new houses. The free solution was trying to enforce a "no fly zone". Instead it costs $$$$ in trees.

A course near me had a similar issue on a particular par 5 (downhill dogleg right from the tee with a very large house right at the corner. Clearing the house with a fade left you with a wedge into the green while playing to the fairway put you 200-something away.

They solved the problem by building two new holes around the back of the driving range and turning that hole (and the next) into 'practice holes'.