Opinion: Should PGA Tour Allow Players and Caddies to Use Golf Carts During Tournaments?

Golf is one of the most popular sports in the world. There are plenty of viewers and players who play this as a leisure sport. Moreover, this sport requires a lot of walking under humid conditions sometimes. Hence, most recreational golfers use golf carts to cut down the walking and have fun on the course. 

However, when it comes to professional golfers who compete on the top level, they don’t use carts. And there is a debate going around in the golfing world whether golf carts should be used on the PGA Tour or not. So let us have a look at it. 

Should professional golfers use golf carts on the PGA Tour?

Golfers need to walk around 10 to 12 km for each round occasionally under extreme weather conditions. Hence, few people are of opinion that professional golfers should use golf carts to reduce this strain. Moreover, they believe this will boost the speed of the game and assist golfers in completing the round quickly. 

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However, by doing so, we will cut down one of the challenges in golf. Walking is an integral part of the game that tests the physical toughness of a player. Furthermore, it also has a lot to do with the mental toughness of a player. As walking towards the ball after playing a bad shot is a lot more challenging than zooming towards it in a golf cart. 

Should we allow an injured player to compete with a golf cart on the PGA Tour?

Meanwhile, even though this sounds great, allowing players with injuries to use golf carts seems unfair. The challenge on the Tour should be the same for all players on the field. Hence, by giving a golf cart to a particular player, the challenge doesn’t remain the same for everyone.

 Moreover, in other sports, when a player gets injured, he either continues to play in the same condition or withdraws from the game. Hence, even golf should be no different and use the same template. So many believe that professional golfers should not use golf carts on professional tours like PGA Tour. 

But what are your views on this whole issue? Do let us know. 

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