Form for Requesting a Golf Cart

 

For 2022, as a general rule, players and their caddies must walk the course at the Georgia Amateur Championship, but not during its respective qualifying rounds. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a disabled player or caddie may be permitted to use a golf cart as an accommodation to his or her disability for those events where golf carts are not allowed, i.e. Georgia Amateur Championship. As required by the ADA, the GSGA will evaluate such requests on a case-by-case basis.

 

In order for the GSGA to properly evaluate the merits of such requests, while maintaining the fundamental fairness of the golf competition, it is necessary for players requesting this accommodation to submit medical documentation to facilitate that analysis. The documentation provided must demonstrate: (1) a player’s or caddie’s disability as defined by the ADA (temporary conditions may not be covered); (2) the medical need for the golf cart that results from that disability; and (3) that by providing a golf cart to a player or caddie in that particular circumstances, the GSGA would not be fundamentally altering the fairness of the competition by providing a player with an advantage over other players. The required form entitled Golf Cart Request Form (as well as additional important information for first-time and subsequent requests for a cart), is available through the GSGA website in the section identified as PLAY/About GSGA Competitions/Need to Know Policies – Procedures.

 

In order to permit the GSGA to undertake the necessary analysis and make arrangements for golf cart usage where approved, all in time for the relevant event, players must strictly comply with each of the following procedures. Any failure to comply with any of these procedures may result in a denial of the requested accommodation.

 

• Requests for golf carts must be supported by complete documentation, including the fully completed Cart Request Form and the required accompanying medical documentation specified in that form for all first-time requests. A request will not be deemed complete until all required information and documentation has been provided.
• If the player/caddie has previously executed a stipulation governing the use of a golf cart during a Georgia Amateur Championship, the player (either for the player or on behalf of the player’s caddie) is not required to submit the Cart Request Form and medical documentation again. The previously executed stipulation may govern the use of the golf cart if the intended use is in the same capacity (e.g. if a stipulation was provided to a player who now seeks to serve as a caddie, the player in that case must submit the request for that caddie and a separate stipulation relating to use of a cart in a different capacity must be executed-however, the medical documentation will not be required). 
• In some instances, even with an executed Stipulation from a prior season, that stipulation may have been effective only for the specific season. In all cases relating to a previously executed stipulation, the player or caddie MUST contact the GSGA Rules & Competitions Department at 770-955-4272 and provide a copy of the fully executed stipulation within five (5) days of the electronic submission of the entry application (whether for the player or the player’s caddie). The player must receive confirmation of receipt of such request from the GSGA Rules & Competitions Department to ensure that a cart will be available at the specific championship proper. It is the responsibility of the player to follow up with the Rules & Competitions Department to obtain the acknowledged receipt. 
• For minors, only parents or legally appointed guardians may submit a request for a golf cart. 
• In the event of a change of medical condition for the player or caddie after the submission of the entry or after the initial submission of the required documentation, medical documentation of all relevant changes must be received no later than seven (7) days in advance of championship proper for which the golf cart is requested. Telephone requests as submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances at any time. 
• If any player or caddie needs assistance with any part of the process for requesting a golf cart, including any reasonable accommodation, contact the GSGA Rules & Competitions Department at (770) 955-4272.