Reducing Risk When You Golf

SAFE PLAY ON THE FAIRWAY 

Lightning

Watch your cell. A weather app can alert you in advance of lightning on the way.

Listen for thunder. If you hear it, stop playing and look for safety. The best place is a sturdy building, or hard-topped metal vehicle with the windows closed.

Hands off your clubs. The metal on golf carts and clubs can conduct lightning. So too can metal fences, railings, and bikes.

Your golf cart

Just go slow. Its light weight makes a golf cart prone to flipping. So, go easy on the turns. Also reduce speed on inclines, declines, and intersections.

Look behind first. Before backing up, check behind you. And always yield to pedestrians.

Avoid overload. Only carry passengers for whom there are seats.

And while you’re mulling over how to improve your game, improve your protection, too. You can inexpensively add extra insurance to your property policy to cover physical loss to a motorized cart, as well as for damage to your golf clubs or if they are lost. 

Contact us for all of your insurance needs! 

Illinois and Wisconsin residents, at R Hobbs Insurance Agency, we can work with you to make sure you’ve got the coverage you need, while at the same time using all possible credits and discounts to make that coverage affordable. Just give us a call at (847) 680-0888 or send us a note at [email protected]. We want to help you meet your goals, and make sure what’s important to you is protected!

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