Casey Martin and the PGA Tour
This statement is totally out of context and does not make much sense. First of all, Casey Martin can play golf. It is not like he is some 40 year old dad, who can’t drive the ball 100 yards. He has the ability to play on the PGA Tour. He can play golf better than you or I can. He does have a physical ailment, but he can still play. If you have a learning disability, and this keeps you from teaching well, then you probably will not get a job teaching at a university. Yet if you can teach, but you have a learning disability, then you have good chance of getting a job. If you are a good teacher, being mentally disabled should not decide whether you teach or not. Secondly, the PGA tour has been very inconsistent in “keeping their tradition.” In Reilly’s article, he says, “Then why are carts allowed during the Tour Qualifying stages? And on the Senior tour? Arnie himself, the one who testified against Martin in a deposition two weeks ago, rode one on the Senior tour last year. Please.” I like the “please” at the end of the point. This is an example of a Tour that is being very cold hearted, and very hypocritical. If Arnold Palmer can rid in a cart in events, then Casey Martin should also be able to. Is it because Arnie is a classic player and one of the best in his day? Maybe it is because he is old. Whatever their reason, it is breaking the “tradition” they want to keep by telling Martin he can’t ride in a cart. For this student to say that sometimes you just have to accept that you can’t do some things is totally absurd. Casey Martin can play golf; there is not doubt about that. Most fans would not even care if he rode in a cart. There are there to watch people play golf. They don’t pay attention to how they walk to their next shot, or how they get there. They just want to see professionals play golf. Casey is a very capable player, he just has trouble getting from shot to shot.
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