No one was measuring, but it seemed nearly 300 yards to me. Martin's drives are among the longest on the professional golfers' tour. What's even more impressive than what Martin does is how he does it. Martin sued the PGA Tour to be allowed to use a golf cart as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and won. Now the PGA Tour is preparing to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court which has been giving shape to the limits and reach of the ADA in recent cases.
Martin wishes they'd let the matter rest.
It's what happens if a long list of guys come with complaints and now they have to accommodate them. There's not a long list. There are just two. The two golf pros have talked, some time ago, but not met. Complicates Martin case Olinger is appealing for a rehearing by the 7th Circuit and could later appeal to the Supreme Court.