News Of The Weird: Slow Play Protest Edition

Thanks to reader Mel for this story on Japanese golfer Yuko Mitsuka banning 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 ¥2m (£14,400) 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," said the tour's Hideaki Otani. "The player offered to withdraw from those tournaments and the tour accepted that as the right punishment."