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...chose him: Because of the two words with which PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem woke Martin at 7:25 A.M. Oregon time: "You prevailed." Because Martin's legal fight to ride a cart in PGA Tour events brought lawyers to the very core of sport - the concept of the "level playing field." And because, having persuaded the highest court in the land to force the PGA to allow him to compete in a motorized cart other pro golfers aren't allowed to use, all under the letter of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Martin still managed to deny the existence...
...disabled athletes overtaking professional sports as we know it," Martin said, helpfully pointing out that cart or no cart, he's not exactly poised to scoot to the top of the average PGA leaderboard as it is. Playing on the minor-league Buy.com tour, Martin hasn't been up to par. "I've missed four out of eight cuts and made $5,000 this year," he said Tuesday, "so if there's an advantage, I'd like to know where...
...Tour, after reading the very careful majority opinion written by avid golfer Justice John Paul Stevens (presumably, at his age, a riding man), is with the 28-year-old in the cart: This is about Casey Martin, and only Casey Martin...
...golf. He is incredibly gifted at the fundamental aspects of his game. In other words, he goes out on the course and hits golf balls with precisely the right force and direction to put them in or near the hole. He may get a ride in a golf cart between shots, but no one takes his shots...
...Theoretically, of course, we could end this entire debate with a simple decree. Attention PGA golfers: From this moment on, everybody gets a golf cart. Think it bastardizes the game? Don?t use it. Feeling a bit wobbly after the 15th hole? Hop right in. The choice is yours...