Money from the landmark settlement with Big Tobacco helped pay for a a golf course sprinkler system in New York State. (ABC News) Money From Settlement With Big Tobacco Goes to Fund Auto Speedway, Golf Course Sprinklers Nov. 4, 2005 — Less than three percent of the $250 billion settlement between the tobacco companies and the fifty states has been used to fund anti-smoking campaigns.When the tobacco industry settled out of court with the 50 states seven years ago this month, state officials said the money would be used to prevent kids from starting to smoke. Anti-Smoking Campaigns ForgottenYet, in...