As a proud new owner of a drone, I'm curious whether restrictions exist with respect to flying them over private courses (to which the drone owner does not belong). Any insights? Thanks.
This is an interesting question. In Australia, there is no restriction on filming private property from a public place. In terms of a private golf course (Ellerston or Capital, for example), I wonder how far above the ground "private property" ends and the airspace is "public"...
In the US, the answer is basically never - Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos. Unless of course you're a commercial flyer with FAA permission.
Federal law basically restricts drone usage to line of site over the owner's property or public property, a max height of 400 feet, and 5 miles from airports. But expect a flurry of state and local regulations, along with revised federal guidelines on this in the very near future.