Disabled Golfer Carts Home $40k Martin, Who Has Suit Against Pga, Rides To Nike Tour Victory

Casey Martin drove his golf cart to victory Sunday, shooting a final-round 3-under-par 69 to claim a one-shot victory in the Nike Tour’s season-opening Lakeland Classic.

Martin, who has a congenital leg disability that makes it hard for him to walk, is suing the PGA Tour under the Americans With Disabilities Act for the right to drive a cart in competition. He was allowed to ride his cart in the Nike event.

The 25-year-old Stanford graduate from Eugene, Ore., finished the 72-hole event at 19-under-par. Martin rebounded from a bogey on the 15th hole, to birdie 16, then par the final two holes to claim the $40,500 winner’s check.