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Jordan Spieth didn’t like Golf Channel’s headline, and he let them know
Oh, web 2.0 world, how we love thee. Kudos to ESPN Senior Writer Kevin Van Valkenburg for catching this response from Jordan Spieth to a Golf Channel tweet referencing a Will Gray story titled, “Spieth makes triple bogey, criticizes hole.”
I find it fascinating athletes are starting to call out clickbait. @JordanSpieth is honest & I hope it continues. pic.twitter.com/MxzAUUETZ3
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) July 3, 2016
Spieth made a triple-bogey eight at the par-five 16th hole during Saturday’s third round was asked to recount what happened at the hole, at which point he said it is a “poor hole from where we play the tee box,” and expanded on his view.
Obviously, the 22-year-old took issue with GC’s tweeted link to the article along with this text: “’I think it’s a poor hole from where we play it.’ Spieth’s not a fan of No. 16 after triple.”
And asked about his tweeted reply to the Golf Channel after his round, Spieth offered a thoughtful reply that’s worth quoting at length.
How often do you look at social media, and where is the tipping point that you feel the need to respond to social media?
JORDAN SPIETH: Only when I’m really bored. Certain locations where there’s not a whole lot to do, this week is one where you’re just in a hotel. I didn’t really have anybody come to the tournament, so I just go back and I’m just sitting there, and you can only flip through so many channels before you’re just kind of on your phone.
But I’ve been working a lot, like I told you guys, working on my mental attitude on the golf course, playing quicker but also doing less talking to hit it, walk up to the next shot, hit it from there.
It’s tough to do because you think of the whole round and process as a goal and a challenge, so you get caught up sometimes in your whole goal for the day and how your shot has affected that. But I felt like I did a really good job with that. I felt like yesterday even on the 8, I was kind of shocked at where the ball came down, and before I hit the next shot I had already laughed at whatever, I was already smiling. I thought I was really positive afterwards about the whole scenario.
And in my feed, I follow a lot of obviously golf things, so I’m a fan of golf. I don’t search it out for me. But when a headline reads kind of makes triple bogey and blames the hole, I’m like, I don’t think that was fair because I talked about that hole last year, the year before, and a video of it Wednesday. I was not blaming the hole after I made an 8. I had already previously said that, and I just happened to just mis-hit a shot.
I certainly don’t ever want to go down as a whiner or complainer or anything because we live the life. We truly are very, very lucky to do what we do, and I don’t take that for granted and I don’t ever want to go down as high maintenance or complaining about any situation, but at the same time, you guys want honesty, and I’ll tell you what every single player says is that’s a much better hole from 50 yards up.
So I was just a little frustrated with that being out and kind of maybe giving off as me complaining because I didn’t perform on that hole. But all in all, I shouldn’t really get involved in social media. It doesn’t do anything for me. But again, it’s rare.
What do you think? Do you, like Van Valkenburg, commend Jordan Spieth for calling out a clickbait headline as such? Or do you agree, as Spieth himself said, he’s better off steering clear of the Twitterverse as much as possible?
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good wood
Feb 24, 2017 at 7:57 pm
Yep, add Golf Channel to the list of other banned networks.
Jim H
Feb 24, 2017 at 11:39 am
Just more “fake news”
Dave
Jul 5, 2016 at 1:25 pm
Tiger he’s still a outing distance away from winning his next masters “….”………. Not. The hole would have been moved up 50 yards.
George
Jul 5, 2016 at 12:51 pm
He is a pansy and needs to learn to keep his bad shot thoughts to himself. “cmon Jordan” “Ugh Jordan” “what are you doing Jordan” kid has talent now needs to learn to be a man
larrybud
Jul 6, 2016 at 11:59 am
Now we’re criticizing golfers for talking to THEMSELVES? lol. Mute it.
stephenf
Jul 8, 2016 at 3:04 pm
A “pansy”? Stop being yet another pathetic comment-list trash-talker-at-a-distance.
Hacker Snowman
Jul 5, 2016 at 10:50 am
Twitter and Facebook is where narcissus go to die.
Me Nunya
Jul 5, 2016 at 11:56 pm
Narcissus was a narcissist.
Christosterone
Jul 5, 2016 at 10:36 am
What if Tiger had done this?
john
Jul 5, 2016 at 1:35 am
he complains and moans everytime he hits a bad shot (pretty much every shot)
he’s petulant and needs to learn to respect the game.
talljohn777
Jul 5, 2016 at 1:23 am
Nothing good has ever come from being on Twitter.
Dave
Jul 4, 2016 at 9:23 pm
Yup good old golf channel .they none of them can play anymore ,and there teachers all act like their on something like real stronnnng coffee just love to yap about nothing in general . Never hear them call out Tiger.
Jack Nash
Jul 4, 2016 at 7:53 pm
Who cares if he doesn’t like a hole. Woods used to skip Westchester because he didn’t like the course.
dj
Jul 5, 2016 at 2:07 am
Riviera too
desmond
Jul 4, 2016 at 7:02 pm
It’s fine. Jordan speaks … keep it coming.
Dwight Howard
Jul 4, 2016 at 5:51 pm
so he’s whining that people are criticizing him for whining
David
Dec 24, 2017 at 8:15 am
He’s calling out a clickbait article. How is that whining? If someone did it to you, which will never happen, you would call it out too. At least on Twitter, since you’re a keyboard warrior and wouldn’t have the guts to do it in person.
Donald Lee
Jul 4, 2016 at 3:31 pm
Most sports journalists report and don’t play the game or don’t play it very well. That’s why they report for a living. I will leave it at thst.
Bob Pegram
Jul 4, 2016 at 2:19 pm
RG hit the nail on the head. In this case the reporter mis-reported what happpened. It appears to be an attempt to create controversy where there is none. As Spieth pointed out, his criticism of the hole setup was not prompted by scoring an 8 on the hole.
Joe
Jul 4, 2016 at 2:02 pm
Social media, love it or leave it. I think it should change names to “bashing media”.
Bob Jones
Jul 4, 2016 at 11:09 am
The best thing would be for golfers to get off social media entirely, but then given The Press, the players probably have to be on it in self-defense.
johnny
Jul 4, 2016 at 9:34 am
Just remember what the #1 rule in the media is:
“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story”
Milo
Jul 4, 2016 at 7:45 am
I say good on him
Johny Thunder
Jul 4, 2016 at 6:28 am
There used to be some semblance of truth and accountability in the media. I find little evidence of that anywhere any more – it’s all about sensationalism, trying to grab ratings, and the internet is the worst of the worst. Twitter, Facebook and the like do more to bring out the worst in people – especially the media. The only thing more offensive and time-wasting are anonymous comments sections at the bottom of every online article and blog.
rogelio wiskavitch
Jul 4, 2016 at 1:08 am
In other news, bananas are expected to rise by .10 cents a pound over the summer. Ho Hum
RG
Jul 3, 2016 at 11:14 pm
All this jibber jabber in the media reminds me of elementary school. The class instigator says,”Johnny said he can kick your butt.” Johnny, in reality, has said nothing. “You tell Johnny to meet me on the playground after school and we’ll see about that.” The class instigator goes to Johnny and says,” Billy said he’s gonna kick your butt on the playground after school.” Johnny replies,” Oh yeah, we’ll see about that.” Johnny and Billy meet on the playground after school. The whole class is there. They beat each other to a bloody pulp, both get suspended from school. Meanwhile the instigator just laughs and laughs. Sports reporting in this era has turned into the instigator. They make something out of nothing, and when the day is over they just laugh and laugh.
Nath
Jul 3, 2016 at 10:59 pm
Poor ol jordy. I dont like speith tv anyway, id rather watch golf
Joshuaplaysgolf
Jul 4, 2016 at 12:04 am
Poor ol Jordy? For explaining himself?? If you don’t like him, fine, we all have our own tastes…but you’re going to hate on the dude for putting someone (probably not too far off from yourself) in their place for over-exaggerating and twisting a quote? More honesty in my sports, please. Especially in this sport. Regardless of your opinion of the player, props to JS for continuing to give it to us straight.
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Jul 3, 2016 at 10:42 pm