I remember Casey Martin’s battle to play professional golf. He needed to use a golf cart and pro golf’s rules prohibited it. He finally won the right to play thanks to The Americans with Disabilities Act.
I never heard if this case definitively resolved the issue. Are pro golfers free to use adaptive equipment if they have a disability? Or, was Casey Martin an isolated case?
What is the PGA’s current position in accommodating the disabled that want to play professionally?
IIRC, Erik Compton was allowed to use a cart in a PGATour event recently.
(I think this thread is headed to the game room.)
I posted here because there might be a legal discussion. Whether the PGA is continuing the legal fight on a case by case basis. etc.
But, maybe it is a game room topic. I’m not sure.
At the time it wasn’t reported much but the PGA allows golfers to use a cart on the senior tour. Not sure if any do use cats.
While there is a legal question involved, people who may have been following this case are most likely to see it in the Game Room. Moving from GQ.
Colibri
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From what I understand, most of them are dog people actually.
As with all ADA cases, the result is individual to the situation, including both the person with the disability and the person/business having to make the accomodation. IIRC, there’s a golfer who was wanting to try to qualify recently who needed an accomodation to play (I forget what exactly the accomodation was). The PGA was not simply saying “yes” to the request.
<Hushed whisper from the announcer>
And here’s Martin lining up his putt for a birdie on 13. It looks like he’s going to try to break it slightly left. Here’s the stroke…
MMEEEOOORWRWRWRRWWW!
Whatever happened to Casey Martin? Is he still on the Tour? Is he any good?
