The Harleysville, Pa., course received a favorable verdict in a case filed by a man who sued after he tripped and fell while playing golf at the course, claiming that a dropoff near the ball-washing station had caused him to fracture his ankle. The jury found the course to only be 25 percent liable and…
Incident at York, Pa. Golf Club Draws Larger Spotlight
A Pennsylvania State Senator has now called for an investigation by the state’s Human Relations Commission into the incident at Grandview GC, where police were called after club officials told a group of African-American women that they were playing their rounds too slowly. The incident has also resulted in a similarly named club in Pittsburgh receiving threatening phone calls and negative online messages, and prompted national commentary about the level of racial inclusion in the golf industry.