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MARTIN v. PGA TOUR, INC.

Nos. 98-35309, 98-35509.

204 F.3d 994 (2000)

Casey MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PGA TOUR, INC., a Maryland corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Maledon, Andrew D. Hurwitz, Osborn Maledon, Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendant-appellant.

Roy L. Reardon, New York, New York, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Thomas E. Chandler, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus United States; Guy G. Ward, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Illinois, for amicus U.S. Golf Association; Brian D. Shannon, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, for amicus Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Support Group.

Before: CANBY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and FOGEL, District Judge.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

PGA Tour, Inc. ("PGA") appeals from the district court's decision in favor of Casey Martin, a disabled professional golfer, ordering PGA to make an exception to its "walking rule" to allow Martin to ride a golf cart during PGA competitions. We conclude that the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") applies to PGA competitions and that allowing Martin to use a cart is a reasonable accommodation that does not fundamentally alter the nature of...

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