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Paul Guidos doesn’t like pros with golf carts and he made sure everyone – especially Jay Monahan – knew about it on Saturday night.
In a tweet—later deleted—Goydos posted a photo of several carts in an aisle in front of him. It was written in the accompanying text that it was unfair for players to use carts in competition in the PGA Tour Champions. He also fired Monahan, the PGA Tour commissioner, for not doing anything about it.
“I am now a competitive hurdler walking on the @ChampionsTour,” the tweet read. “If a PGA Tour commissioner had an ounce of leadership skills, they would ban him (I’m fine with ADA exceptions). It’s a complete clown show.”
Carts are allowed in the PGA Tour Champions, with the exception of a few major events and majors, but there are several restrictions regarding their use. For example, players may not carry their bags on their cart and their caddy is not allowed to drive the cart at any time during the round unless specified by tournament officials.
Goydos, who was not shy about his opinions throughout his career, continued to defend his position. He responded to at least 32 tweets as of Sunday morning.
In one response, he explained how he saw players in carts using them to get ahead and clear the touchdown zone for their next shot before walking in to play the ball. the 2022 PGA Tour Champions Player’s Guide It states that “when practical, buggies should not be driven past your own or your partner’s ball in play, and they should not be stopped near any ball in play.”
He also referred several times to a lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour by Casey Martin that allowed him to use a cart in competition under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Goydos said the Tour’s argument was that walking is an integral part of the game and he agrees with this point of view – although using a cart allows a person with a disability to compete, he supports it.
However, he claimed that most players do not need a cart to compete. The 58-year-old said players won’t skip tradition regions next week, a major on the over-50 circuit, because players can’t take gigs in the majors.
Goydos also said that although he felt it would be beneficial to use a chariot and be able to do so, he felt it would be hypocritical.
By Sunday morning, Goydos had deleted the original tweet, but the replies were still there.
Goydos has two wins on the PGA Tour and six wins on the PGA Tour Champions, most recently at the 2017 3M Championship. He entered the final round of this week’s Mitsubishi Electric Classic tied at 21, 11 shots off the lead.