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First, let us travel to America's finest country clubs and a courtroom in Eugene, Oregon. Casey Martin is a young professional golfer on the Nike Tour, the professional Golf Association's (PGA) equivalent of the minor leagues. Martin also has a rare circulatory disorder that makes it difficult for him to walk long distances. Now, that presents a problem, since tournament golf courses usually top 7,000 yards. Martin can play a round of golf, however, if he rides in a golf cart, a practice strictly prohibited by the PGA. Martin decided that the PGA needed to show...
...federal magistrate in Eugene, Oregon heard the groundbreaking case last month. Martin claimed that the PGA had to provide him a "reasonable accommodation" under the ADA, which is to say, it had to give him access to a cart during tournaments. The PGA claimed that this would undermine competition, since walking is an integral and challenging component of golf. To which Martin responded, look at some of the fat, lethargic members of the PGA and then tell me that walking matters in golf. To which the PGA responded, visit the first-aid trailers in July and August and count...
Harvard is stressful--stressful enough to turn smooth shoulder muscles into knots the size of golf balls. In order to avoid becoming a walking advertisement for the PGA Tour, some students have decided to action, meeting on six Wednesday nights beginning in late February...
...Casey at the Cart An Oregon court gives Casey Martin the green light to use a cart on the tour. PGA officials are not amused, and will appeal...
...PGA Grand Slam...