1. A disabled golfer can ride a cart on the professional tours, a magistrate ruled Wednesday in Eugene, Ore. 2. A Supreme Court ruling will allow disabled golfer Casey Martin to ride a cart while competing on the PGA Tour. 3. By coincidence my husband, James J. Kilpatrick, a rival columnist, also chose to write about the disabled golfer case this week. 4. For example, Titleist has a program that allows disabled golfers to buy special-made items at regular retail prices, he said. 5. In the process, he has been an inspiration to other disabled golfers. 6. Providing a cart to a disabled golfer might be a reasonable accommodation. 7. The PGA argued unsuccessfully that walking is an integral part of golf and allowing a disabled golfer access to a cart would give him an unfair advantage. 8. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a disabled golfer, Casey Martin, can ride in a golf cart rather than walk the course during PGA Tour events. 9. Yeary worked with the city to start a BIONIC program for disabled golfers. |