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Professional Arcade Golf Gaming Revealed

Posted by simoniker on from the dangerous-trackball-wrist-injuries dept.

Thanks to Sunspot/Chicago Tribune for their article discussing the lives of the top Golden Tee Golf arcade game players, and charting the enduring popularity of the trackball-based golf title, which "players [have] spent $400 million playing" over the past few years. Graig Kinzler, the only current pro Golden Tee Golf player, "says he made about $70,000 last year playing Golden Tee, more than $47,000 in officially sanctioned online tournaments and the rest in live tournaments", and even "works with a sports psychologist to hone his Golden Tee game." The sport is also more expensive than might be reckoned for the hardcore devotee: "20 games a week at $3-$4 per game... is customary - so much so that most of the top players have their own [cabinets] at home."

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  1. ESPN.com's got a couple of recent stories... by Tickenest · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Here are some relevant stories on ESPN.com's ESPNGamer site:

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espngamer/story?id=16372 28

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espngamer/story?id=16429 83

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    This is the NFL, which stands for "Not For Long" if you keep making those bulls*** calls.
  2. Article Summary by crisco · · Score: 4, Funny

    Counterstrike for jocks.

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    Bleh!