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Foam in hole and toilet paper for prizes, US golfers play on despite virus

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AFP Los Angeles
Last Updated : Mar 30 2020 | 9:34 AM IST

While most global sport has shut down over the coronavirus pandemic, a US third-level women's golf tour is playing through, aided by a ruling declaring Arizona courses as essential businesses - and where a winner's prize recently included a toilet roll.

The Cactus Tour will stage its 12th 54-hole event of the year, and third since major US sports league went silent, starting Tuesday at Sun City Country Club in Arizona.

There are precautions to allow for safety and cut the chances of spreading or contracting the deadly virus, with players only in pairs to help follow distancing guidelines.

And while last week's top prize was only $2,800, it brought winner Sarah Burnham an even more prized treasure seldom seen on store shelves these days.

"They gave some toilet paper," Burnham told the Detroit News.

"He was like, 'Here's a little extra prize for the winner.'"

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First Published: Mar 30 2020 | 9:34 AM IST

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