Good luck Casey

Former PGA golfer Casey Martin has taken the head golf coach at the University of Oregon. Martin was the player who won the right to use a golf cart on tour. He suffers from a debillitating circulation problem in his legs.

I always sided with Martin and not just because I have similiar health problems. To me the cart issue was nonsense. It is who can play the best golf, and whether one walks or rides shouldn't be the issue. The PGA tour was dumb to fight instead of making an exception for Martin or other golfers with health issues. That's just my take on the matter.

Open Post- Outside the Beltway, Bright & Early, Cigar Intelligence Agency,

EUGENE, Ore., May 9 (UPI) -- Casey Martin, known for his fight to use a golf cart on the PGA Tour, Tuesday was named the University of Oregon's head men's golf coach.

Martin not only brings collegiate dominance and professional experience with him to the post, but also a story of perseverance and determination that eventually led to a highly publicized legal battle with the PGA Tour.

The Stanford product suffers from a birth defect in his right leg known as Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome, a congenital circulatory disorder.

Fighting for the right to use a cart on the tour, Martin, 33, ended up winning the case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Martin was a second-team All-American in 1994 and played on Stanford's 1994 NCAA national championship team.

Martin won the 1998 Lakeland Classic on what was formerly called the Nike Tour. His best finish on the PGA Tour was a tie for 17th at the Tucson Open, and he qualified for the 1998 U.S. Open.