Frustrated golfer's odd reaction to penalty

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Golfers get mad at themselves all the time. Some seethe in silence, some hurl expletives or even clubs. But almost never do they get so disgusted with themselves that they pull out of a tournament ... much less 11 tournaments.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Japan's Yuko Mitsuka. I defy you to find a golfer tougher on themselves than her.

Here's the story. Last week, Mitsuka was playing in the World Ladies Championship. Now, she's a rather deliberate (read: slow) golfer and finally, she got penalized two strokes for her slow play. In frustration, she dropped her clubs and walked off the course.

Oh, but the story doesn't end there. Mitsuka was hit with a Japanese LPGA-record two-million-yen ($21,590) fine. She then took it a step further, voluntarily disqualifying herself from 11 upcoming tournaments.

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