Troll tantrum: golf ace Jordan Spieth says Twitter tirade likely his last
World number one Jordan Spieth blamed a Twitter tirade at critics on frustration and boredom on Friday as he fought back to make the cut at the PGA Valspar Championship.
The 22-year-old American, defending champion at this week’s event just as he will be at next month’s Masters and the US Open in June, followed an opening five-over-par 76 with a 68 on Friday to stand on two-over 144 after 36 holes on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook.
That left him one shot inside the cut line and seven off the lead at 137 shared by compatriots Steve Stricker and Will MacKenzie.
What good does kicking the hotel room door do other than possibly injuring my foot and then having to withdraw?
But it was the shots Spieth took at Twitter critics after his first round on Thursday that were the hot topic of conversation, the first after Spieth read his Twitter feed and saw a “troll” who asserted that when Spieth’s putter “is not working, he’s garbage”.
Spieth responded: “Couldn’t be further from the truth troll. Go do research before hating.”
On Friday, Spieth said, “You’ll probably never see me do that again,” when it comes to responding to future critics online.
“It’s just really frustrating. I should never respond to any of that, just let it go. By the time the next tournament rolls around no one even remembers it any ways.”