Golfers don masks on fairways as smog chokes Beijing's big sporting weekend

    By Tim Hume, CNN

    Updated 0907 GMT (1707 HKT) October 7, 2013

    Germany's Sandra Gal was just one of the golfers spotted wearing masks to guard against air pollution at the Reignwood LPGA Classic in Beijing Sunday.
    Photos: Pollution plagues Beijing's big sports weekend
    The big choke – Germany's Sandra Gal was just one of the golfers spotted wearing masks to guard against air pollution at the Reignwood LPGA Classic in Beijing Sunday.
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    Mariajo Uribe of Colombia was another to take to the fairways wearing a mask during the final round of play of China's first LPGA event.
    Photos: Pollution plagues Beijing's big sports weekend
    The big choke – Mariajo Uribe of Colombia was another to take to the fairways wearing a mask during the final round of play of China's first LPGA event.
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    Swedish tennis player Robert Lindstedt, pictured here at the French Open in May, found the air quality in Beijing untenable, describing it on his blog as "a disaster" and questioning whether he would return to the event.