John Daly allowed to use cart at PGA Championship
For the first time since 2012, a competitor in a major will use a cart, after John Daly was granted a medical exemption for the PGA Championship.
Daly, 53, suffers from osteoarthritis in his right knee. The PGA Championship will be contested at New York’s Bethpage Black course, known for its length and uneven terrain.
"I hope I don’t get a lot of grief from the fans,” Daly told the Associated Press. “My knee is screwed. I had the meniscus cut out. I have osteoarthritis so bad … I can walk up a hill, I just can’t walk down one.”
Daly applied to the PGA of America for a cart under the Americans With Disabilities Act. In a statement provided to The Washington Post, the organization said his request was “reviewed and approved” by its medical staff after he “provided the requisite information.”
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Mmmm ... IMO it still constitutes an unfair advantage (unless he misses the cut altogether).
What does the crowd here think?
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"pantsist" (and funny).
Is the use of a cart a bigger advantage than whatever high-end therapies that Tiger Woods underwent to rejuvenate his body? These guys have access to all kinds of cutting-edge health care technologies that the average Joe golfer could never afford. There are already tiers that separate the elite in every sport from the common person.
