Pensioner who endured seven years of golf balls hitting his home finally wins RM100,000 from Jitra resort

A 61-year-old government pensioner has been awarded RM100,000 in damages by the Alor Setar High Court after enduring nearly seven years of stray golf balls hitting his property in Jitra.

The court found BDB Darulaman Golf & Resort Bhd and BDB Land Sdn Bhd jointly liable for private nuisance, highlighting the failure to ensure safety measures at the adjacent golf course.

Although the plaintiff's claim for trespass was rejected, the judgment mandated improvements in safety protocols to prevent further incidents.

The defendants were also ordered to cover RM20,000 in legal costs.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — A 61-year-old government pensioner has been awarded RM100,000 in damages after enduring nearly seven years of stray golf balls pelting his bungalow in Bandar Darulaman, Jitra.

At the Alor Setar High Court, Judicial Commissioner Aimi Zaini Azhar ruled that golf course operator BDB Darulaman Golf & Resort Bhd and landowner BDB Land Sdn Bhd are jointly and severally liable for private nuisance, FMT reported.

“Operating a golf course is a lawful business, (but) it cannot be conducted in a manner that unreasonably infringes upon the basic safety and property rights of neighbouring homeowners,” the judge said in his judgment.

The court gave the defendants 60 days to heighten and extend safety netting near Hole 7, review tee markers and the line of play, install warning signs, and implement all measures necessary to stop golf balls from entering the property.

Plaintiff Nazli Ahmad Mahyadin moved into his home in December 2018, adjacent to Tee Box 7. Between August 2019 and January 2026, he lodged 16 police reports and repeated management complaints after errant shots shattered a glass window, cracked roof tiles, punctured his poultry coop, and dented exterior walls. Seven neighbours testified to experiencing similar intrusions.

Describing the evidence as overwhelming, the judge noted: “The invasion was not an isolated or passing inconvenience; it was a persistent, multi-year state of affairs,” adding that operating adjacent to a residential boundary carried an “obvious, foreseeable risk of off-target shots entering private yards”.

The court rejected Nazli’s claim for trespass because individual golfers rather than the defendants struck the balls, but held that private nuisance had been firmly established. Safety netting installed in 2020 and expanded in 2024 was ruled “reactive, delayed and demonstrably ineffective”.

BDB Land was also held liable despite arguing it was merely a landlord, with the court noting it was the operator's parent company, had participated in safety discussions, and had developed and sold the residential lots.

The court dismissed claims for special, exemplary, and aggravated damages, and ordered the defendants to pay RM20,000 in costs.

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一名 61 岁的政府退休人员在日得拉的房产遭受高尔夫球击中近七年之久，亚罗士打高等法院判决其获得 10 万令吉的赔偿。

法院认定 BDB Darulaman Golf & Resort Bhd 和 BDB Land Sdn Bhd 对私人妨害负有连带责任，并强调两家公司未能确保邻近高尔夫球场的安全措施。

虽然原告的非法侵入诉讼请求被驳回，但判决要求改进安全规程，以防止再次发生事故。

被告还被责令支付20000令吉的诉讼费用。

吉隆坡，9月24日讯——一名61岁的政府退休人员在日得拉达鲁拉曼镇的平房内遭受近七年的高尔夫球袭击后，获赔10万令吉。

据 FMT 报道，亚罗士打高等法院司法专员 Aimi Zaini Azhar 裁定，高尔夫球场运营商 BDB Darulaman Golf & Resort Bhd 和土地所有者 BDB Land Sdn Bhd 对私人妨害行为负有连带责任。

法官在判决书中表示：“经营高尔夫球场是合法生意，（但是）不能以不合理的方式侵犯邻近房主的安全和财产权。”

法院给予被告 60 天时间，加高和延长 7 号洞附近的安全网，审查发球台标志和击球线，安装警告标志，并采取一切必要措施阻止高尔夫球进入场地。

原告纳兹利·艾哈迈德·马赫亚丁于2018年12月搬入其位于7号发球台旁的住所。2019年8月至2026年1月期间，他因误射的子弹击碎玻璃窗、砸裂屋顶瓦片、刺穿鸡舍并撞凹外墙而向警方报案16次，并多次向物业管理部门投诉。七位邻居作证称也遭遇过类似的侵扰。

法官称证据确凿，并指出：“入侵并非孤立或短暂的不便；而是一种持续多年的情况。”他还补充说，在住宅边界附近作业存在“明显的、可预见的风险，即偏离目标的子弹会射入私人院落”。

法院驳回了纳兹利关于侵权的诉讼请求，因为击球者是个别高尔夫球手而非被告，但法院认定私人妨害已确凿成立。法院裁定，2020年安装、2024年扩建的安全网“反应迟缓、滞后且明显无效”。

尽管 BDB Land 辩称自己只是房东，但法院仍认定其负有责任。法院指出，BDB Land 是运营商的母公司，参与了安全讨论，并开发和出售了住宅用地。

法院驳回了原告提出的特殊损害赔偿、惩罚性损害赔偿和加重损害赔偿的请求，并责令被告支付20000令吉的诉讼费用。

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