Beatriz Recari and Azahara Munoz had to pull out of this week’s LPGA Toto Japan Classic for a unique reason: a volcanic eruption.
The Spaniards, along with Jessica Korda and So Yeon Ryu, flew to the Indonesian island of Bali for the Lexus Cup, an exhibition event. They all planned to leave on Tuesday night, with Recari and Munoz off to Japan for a Friday first-round tee time. However, when Mount Barujari began to erupt, the area airport was closed, stranding the players.
In an effort to give the players the maximum amount of time to get to the event, the LPGA and Japan LPGA, joint hosts of the event, paired Recari and Munoz in the final tee time on Friday. However, when the airport was again closed on Thursday, the players were forced to withdraw from the event.
