A golf ball from Scottsville Country Club shattered my car window while I was driving down the road in mid May 2025, This wasn’t the first time it’s happened—just the most recent. For years, people have quietly dealt with broken windshields, cracked windows, and near-miss injuries caused by stray golf balls flying off that course and into public traffic. And just yesterday morning (07/06/2025), a golf ball hit a minivan driving down the same road — with a two-year-old child in the backseat. That ball could’ve gone through the window. It could’ve hit the driver. It could’ve ended a life. But once again, we’re calling it “lucky” that no one was hurt. Let’s be clear: this isn’t an overreaction. A regulation golf ball can launch off a driver at speeds up to 180 mph. That turns 1.62 ounces into a deadly weapon. It takes just 60 mph to fracture a human skull. Less to cause permanent eye damage. Even less to shatter a side window and send glass shards into someone’s face. This is a real public safety hazard, not just an inconvenience. In 2018, a woman died after being struck by a golf ball at a course without protective netting. In another case, a 13-year-old girl suffered permanent vision loss. Just to clear up any possible confusion these two cases DID NOT happen at the Scottsville Country Club nor in Allen County. Courts across the country have awarded millions to victims in similar situations—because courses know this is a risk and have a responsibility to prevent it. A private golf course does not get to sit on a public road, put people in danger, and do nothing. Especially not when there’s an easy solution: a protective safety net. We are calling on Scottsville Country Club and its General Manager to take action now and install a net along the perimeter facing Old Gallatin Road. If a simple net can prevent shattered glass, broken bones, and possibly even deaths—why wait? Whether you live nearby, drive this route daily, or just believe in holding private businesses accountable for public safety, please sign this petition. Let’s stop shrugging off accidents like this and push for change before someone ends up in the hospital… or worse.