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TIL during the 2010 Safeway Classic, LPGA golfer Juli Inkster took practice swings with a weighted "donut" on her 9-iron while waiting to tee off at the 10th hole. She was disqualified after a TV viewer reported the incident to tournament officials, as practice devices are prohibited during rounds.

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