Golf has always been an expensive game.  If you want to swing a club in style, you’ve got to shell out for the bag, the clubs, the shoes, and the gloves, and then you’ve got to pay your club dues and greens fees and buy a bunch of balls.  You don’t see a lot of poor folks playing golf as a result.  In economic times like these, carbon fiber drivers are probably not at the top of anyone’s shopping list. 

By contrast, the Mad Catz Real World Golf Game Bundle is only $7.99.  For less than it costs for a couple buckets of balls at the local driving range, you can perfect your stroke in the comfortable (and highly affordable) virtual environment of your Playstation 2.  No plaid required!  Thanks to the game’s motion capture system, you can perfect your grip, angle, and swing without shelling out for the latest Tiger Woods clubs.

Come to think of it, Tiger might be golfing from home for a while, himself.