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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...
...Martin, as you probably know by now, is afflicted with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome, a degenerative disorder than causes his veins to rupture and fill the cavities around his tibia with blood. He may eventually face amputation. In the meantime he wants to play on the PGA Tour, his way. And never mind the principle of the thing...
...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...
...teammate of Tiger Woods at Stanford. But after a federal court in Oregon in 1998 gave him the right to ride pending word from the high court, Martin went on something of a tear, qualifying for the U.S. Open in 1998 and tying for 23rd. He earned his PGA Tour card the next season, but hardly dominated at golf's highest level, finishing the 2000 season 179th on the money list and missing the cut in 15 of 29 events. In December, on the final day of a qualifying tournament, Martin finished one stroke short and lost his Tour card...
...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...