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TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Japanese golfer Yuko Mitsuka has banned herself from a total of 11 women’s tournaments after being fined for storming off the course over a two-stroke penalty.
The 25-year-old downed clubs and quit midway through her first round at last week’s World Ladies Championship in protest at being penalised for slow play.
Mitsuka was fined a record 2 million yen ($21,590) but voluntarily withdrew from eight domestic and three overseas events as a sign of contrition.
“This is the biggest fine in Japanese LPGA history and reflects the seriousness of what took place,” the tour’s Hideaki Otani told Reuters on Wednesday.
“The player offered to withdraw from those tournaments and the tour accepted that as the right punishment.”
Mitsuka could have faced far more severe punishment as the JLPGA in 2006 suspended a player fo 10 years for falsifying her score card.
“It will have a serious impact on her to miss these tournaments,” JLPGA chief Hisako Higuchi said after imposing the fine. “Let this be a lesson to other golfers.”
($1=92.61 Yen)
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