Journal of Applied Sport Management Volume 12 Issue 1 Article 3 3-1-2020 A Case "Fore" Buffer Zones Natalie Bird Missouri Western State University,
[email protected] Nicholas Schlereth Coastal Carolina University Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/jasm Part of the Education Commons, Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, and the Sports Management Commons Recommended Citation Bird, Natalie and Schlereth, Nicholas (2020) "A Case "Fore" Buffer Zones," Journal of Applied Sport Management: Vol. 12 : Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.7290/jasm120103 Available at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/jasm/vol12/iss1/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Volunteer, Open Access, Library Journals (VOL Journals), published in partnership with The University of Tennessee (UT) University Libraries. This article has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Applied Sport Management by an authorized editor. For more information, please visit https://trace.tennessee.edu/jasm. Journal of Applied Sport Management Vol. 12, No. 1 https://doi.org/10.7290/jasm120103 https://trace.tennessee.edu/jasm/vol12/iss1/3/ A Case “Fore” Buffer Zones Natalie Bird Nicholas Schlereth Abstract Golf tournaments are fun and exciting events because they allow for up-close inter- action with players, but they also present a risk management concern. Professional golfers are not immune to hitting errant golf shots and a lack of buffer zones often results in spectator injury. The purpose of this paper is to examine how buffer zones can be enhanced or developed to protect patrons. Utilizing data from the PGA Tour, a model was developed to aid in predicting errant tee shots to enhance buffer zones.