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Oct
26

The Tweet Heard Around The Golf World

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Okay so maybe I’m exaggerating a little bit…but on Sunday, Parker McLachlin became the first player to tweet in the middle of a PGA tournament.  While waiting on the 5th tee at the Frys.com Open, he said the following via Twitter: tumblr ks3tfeUws51qzw1gw The Tweet Heard Around The Golf World

For me, an active user of Twitter, I found this to be pretty cool.  Sadly, though, I think it’s only a matter of time before the PGA Tour comes out with its own social media policy.  It’s awesome to see another side of many tour pros, but from a PR perspective, there have been a few rough spots.

First off, there’s the risk of pissing off sponsors (or potential sponsors)…case in point – Stewart Cink tweeting about his horrible AT&T cell coverage.  Picture 50

Then you have guys like Ian Poulter, who tends to offend a portion of his followers all too regularly.  I love reading his tweets, but you can see how this pic of Justin Rose and Camilo Villegas might rub a few people the wrong way!villegasroseflipoff medium 298x300 The Tweet Heard Around The Golf World

But anyways, getting back to the whole point of this post – it’s cool to envision a world where Tour players are tweeting their way around the golf course, but in all likelihood we’ll never get to that point.  Can you honestly see Tiger Woods snapping out of his intense focus, so he can tweet about that putt he just had on the last green?  I doubt it.  It’s also worth noting that McLachlin actually went on to bogey the 5th hole.  Coincidence, or lack of focus?