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moneygolf Moneygolf Will new statistics unlock the secrets of golf? By Michael Agger Posted Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at 10:25 AM ET At every PGA tournament, tucked away in a parking lot among the beverage trucks and television satellites, there's a white trailer with "ShotLink" emblazoned on the side. When I climb up the stairs and open the door, it's like stepping into a Dell computer--everything is gray and black. Five guys are looking at their laptop screens and making polite requests on two-way radios. They are talking to volunteers out on the course. The volunteers, about 200 of them, are using lasers to track every shot taken by every player. To continue reading, click here. Michael Agger is a Slate senior editor. Follow him on Twitter. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate The Pentagon's Crafty but Inadequate Plans To Cut Its Budget Why Do So Many Conservatives Cling to a 19^th-Century Definition of Marriage? Bazelon: Activist Judges Like Vaughn Walker Are Just Doing Their Jobs	Advertisement
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moneygolf Moneygolf Will new statistics unlock the secrets of golf? By Michael Agger Posted Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at 10:25 AM ET At every PGA tournament, tucked away in a parking lot among the beverage trucks and television satellites, there's a white trailer with "ShotLink" emblazoned on the side. When I climb up the stairs and open the door, it's like stepping into a Dell computer--everything is gray and black. Five guys are looking at their laptop screens and making polite requests on two-way radios. They are talking to volunteers out on the course. The volunteers, about 200 of them, are using lasers to track every shot taken by every player. To continue reading, click here. Michael Agger is a Slate senior editor. Follow him on Twitter. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate The Pentagon's Crafty but Inadequate Plans To Cut Its Budget Why Do So Many Conservatives Cling to a 19^th-Century Definition of Marriage? Bazelon: Activist Judges Like Vaughn Walker Are Just Doing Their Jobs	Advertisement
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Culturebox: Moneygolf

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