Am I responsible if my golf ball hits a car?

Am I responsible if my golf ball hits a car in Australia depends on negligence. Under Australian negligence law, golfer has duty of care to avoid foreseeable damage, must ensure it is safe to hit and shout fore if ball goes astray. If you hit ball negligently, such as hitting towards car park, ignoring warning signs, or hitting when people and cars in range, you are responsible and liable for repair costs $500 to $2,000 for dent or windscreen, and your public liability insurance, often included via Golf Australia membership $20M, should cover it. However, if you take reasonable care, check ahead is clear, and ball goes wayward due to slice or wind as inherent risk of golf, court may find no negligence and it is accidental, with no liability, as golf is sport with inherent risk of errant shots. Golf course may be liable if course design is unsafe with car park close to fairway without netting, under occupier's liability, must provide buffer and warnings. Car park owner may also have assumed risk if car park is on course with signs warning of golf balls. In practice, many golf courses have policy to pay for car damage as goodwill even if not legally liable, to maintain reputation, and will ask you to report to pro shop and they handle via their public liability. If you have golf insurance via club, it covers car damage. So you may be responsible if negligent, but often course pays as goodwill, and you should have liability insurance.