Poker Pro drops Lawsuit against US Golf Association

Dusty Schmidt was once an aspiring gold star who was among the top junior players in America.  In fact, Dusty was so good that many wondered if he would eventually wind up on the PGA Tour.  However, tragedy struck when Dusty suffered a heart attack at the age of 23, and this heart attack essentially derailed his golf career.  In addition to having to endure a long recovery from his heart attack, Schmidt also lost his amateur status that was granted by the United States Gold Association.

During his recovery, Schmidt’s pains were soothed as he started playing online poker heavily.  Schmidt became so good that he professed to making over $3 million over the past few years, and even earned over $100,000 during his strongest months.  But even though he is such a successful poker player, Schmidt still longed for the greens of the gold course and reapplied for his amateur status.

That status was granted by the USGA and Schmidt was once again ready to resume his career.  However, the USGA eventually caught wind that Dusty has issued a $1 million challenge to anyone who would take him on in a golf/poker competition.  Because he had issued this $1 million challenge, the USGA basically ruled that he was no longer an amateur player.

This lead Dusty to try and arrange a lawsuit which he has now decided to back off of after finding that there is nothing he can really do to win.  Seeing as how this is the case, Schmidt will ready himself for the professional golf ranks while still funding himself through poker.  And with $3 million already in his bankroll, I don’t think Schmidt will shed too many tears over the amateur status thing.