When the game was created decades ago in Scotland, players carried their clubs and balls in bags while walking the courses.
Then caddies were hired to carry the bags. When caddies became too expensive, two- and three-wheeled carts were rented and purchased to carry the bags.
Electric carts were then introduced to carry the players from shot to shot--leaving the swinging of clubs as the sport's only form of exercise.
The Professional Golf Assn. now has the gall to challenge the legal right of a disabled member to use an electric cart in its Tour events because it "fundamentally alters the nature of the competition."
After losing decisions in U.S. District Court and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the PGA is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to hear the case this summer.
Plaintiff Casey Martin believes the PGA should accommodate him under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Amen.(28 JANUARY 2001)
