Are golf courses liable for damage to car being hit by a golf ball on a city street near the course

I think you have a shot at getting paid by pointing out that there is no netting. There should be a net, I would think. The golfer would not be liable because he/she didn't do anything wrong. It is normal for golf balls to fly off of a course, so the golfer wasn't negligent. The course would have a duty to protect the public from stray golf balls though. The problem you have is what to do to force them to pay if they refuse. In California, we have "small claims court" where a person can pay a few dollars to file a complaint against someone - kind of a Judge Judy thing. It is cheap and easy. But they should pay.