[Golf Topic] The COVID-19 Oddity: "Is the Winner's Prize a Roll of Toilet Paper?"

Sarah Burnam won the 11th round of the mini-tour, the Cactus Tour, earning a prize of $2,800 and receiving a roll of toilet paper as a consolation prize.

[Asia Economy Reporter Noo Rae] ○…"Winner's prize is a roll of toilet paper?"

This is a laughable scene created by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Sarah Burnam (USA) won the 11th round of the Cactus Tour, a mini-tour of the US Women's Golf, held last week at Sundance Golf Course in Arizona, USA, receiving a prize money of $2,800 (3.42 million KRW) along with a roll of toilet paper. It is interesting that toilet paper has recently become a precious item that sells out first in large supermarkets in the US due to the spread of COVID-19.

Burnam smiled brightly in an interview with the Detroit News on the 30th (Korean time), saying, "I received a special gift of toilet paper." She graduated from Michigan State University and debuted on the US Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour in 2019. Last year, she ranked 122nd in prize money (66,713 dollars), so this year she mainly plays on mini-tours. She explained, "Because of COVID-19, all bunker rakes have been removed, and the flagsticks are never taken out," adding, "We play with sufficient physical distance."

This year, the LPGA Tour schedule was disrupted due to COVID-19. A total of nine tournaments, including six scheduled from mid-February to early April, were postponed. The next event is the Pelican Women's Championship held on May 14 in Belleair, Florida, USA. The season's first major, the ANA Inspiration, originally scheduled to open on April 2, was postponed and is now set to be held over four days from September 10 at Rancho Mirage Golf Course in California, USA.

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