Power of Caring
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GOLF PLUS

He Said, She Said

Posted: Wed February 11, 1998

Van Susteren: "The golfers who are complaining about Casey Martin need to read the law. The pro golf circuit is a business, and because it's a business, the Americans with Disabilities Act should apply."

Cossack: "No. The PGA Tour has a right to define its own rules. The fact that pro golf is a business doesn't mean that the ADA applies here any more than it would to a blind man wanting to drive in a NASCAR race. Now, having said that, I believe an exception should be made for Martin due to his disability."

Van Susteren: "One reasonable way to resolve this case would be to give everyone a cart. Jack Nicklaus has testified that carts would tarnish golf's image on television, but Nicklaus should not be so concerned about TV. Here is a young man who has overcome a disability. He's a hero, and it would be a tragedy to take him out of the business of pro golf."

photographs by CNN Inc.

Issue date: February 16, 1998