LPGA Golfer Faces Backlash for 'Cruel' Prank on Caddie
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Key Points:
- English golfer Charley Hull pranked her longtime caddie Adam Woodward with a fake £100,000 ($135,000) lottery ticket, causing him to celebrate before learning it was a joke.
- The prank, shared on social media, drew mixed reactions, with some criticizing it as cruel given the income disparity between Hull and Woodward, while others saw it as harmless workplace humor.
- Hull, who has career earnings of about $12.9 million and is competing for a $1.5 million prize at the AIG Women's Open, defended the prank and said Woodward found it funny and is not "uptight."
- Woodward, who said it was the first prank from Hull, expressed amusement and hinted at planning a playful revenge prank on her.
