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Study shows that Phil Mickelson receives more online abuse than any other golfer

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A recent study has revealed Phil Mickelson to be the player suffering most online abuse.

Following the removal of a heckler from last week’s US Open, Ace Odds has revealed the list of golfers receiving the most negative comments on social media, and it seems Lefty is polarizing fans online as well as in real life.

Despite the announcement of an alliance between the Saudi PIF, PGA and DP World tours, it seems as if folk are still taking to online outlets to vent their feelings, with many of the seemingly more popular players also coming up against criticism.

The online betting calculator asked Google Bard to analyze tweets from January 2022 to June 2023, the period when the golf world faced the biggest shake-up in years. 

With players defecting from the main tours to LIV, rows between players and the various organizations, arguments over the validity of the OWGR and now the new agreement, golf social media has never been more frantic.

Bard gathered data from social listening tool Tweet Binder, the Twitter API and studies conducted by Talkwalker. Using these methods, Bard was able to determine the sentiment behind tweets sent out mentioning 25 golf players who appeared at the 2023 US Open.

The top 10 is headed by Mickelson, who generates 60% negative sentiment in tweets, while Rickie Fowler is the only non-LIV player in the top four, generating 55% negative sentiment alongside Patrick Reed and Bryson DeChambeau.

Recent PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka joins two-time major champion Dustin Johnson on 45%, the same as Jason Day and Tyrrell Hatton.

Interestingly, Hatton appears as the only Englishman in the top 10, with fellow on-course chatterer Jordan Spieth making it seven American players, at 35% ‘negativity’.

Alongside Spieth sits Shane Lowry, who receives around 20% more negativity than Rory McIlroy (15%), the Northern Irishman joining the likes of world number one Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Colin Morikawa at the bottom of the 25.

Most surprising is perhaps the placing of 2022 Open Championship winner Cameron Smith, who has been one of the most straight-talking LIV competitors. Despite that honesty, he clearly doesn’t rile fans as much as might be thought. He’s down with the 15-percenters.

The study found that the top six LIV golfers at the US Open suffered an average of 46% negative sentiment, compared with an average of just 25% for the 19 highest-ranked PGA Tour players.

With the revelation, we wonder if the new golf regime will implement a similar tool to the organizers of the recent French Open tennis tournament.

Roland Garros revealed they implemented AI to protect players from social media abuse, with world number six, Coco Gauff, saying:

“I think fans would be surprised by some of the things not just you but your family get.”

We haven’t yet heard of anything similar in golf, but if the study is correct, it may not be too long.

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  1. Pingback: Study shows that Phil Mickelson receives more online abuse than any other golfer - SOCAL Golfer

  2. Jason Daniels

    Jun 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm

    What surprises me is the fact they won’t just get off the internet

  3. R

    Jun 20, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    Great America

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Golf fans are loving this awkward Bryson fan interaction video at latest LIV event

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Over the weekend at LIV Golf London, Bryson DeChambeau continued his solid run of form, finishing in 13th place. Centurion Club had a respectable turnout of fans on site, with plenty following the big-hitting Dechambeau.

At one point, a fan reached out to fist bump the former U.S. Open champion but didn’t quite reach. The Crushers GC, of which Bryson captains, made a light-hearted post on Instagram with a video of the moment.

 

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“These fans edits are getting out of control… ?”

DeChambeau commented on the post, “just a couple inches short…”

The 29-year-old will tee it up next at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. He had success at the Open Championship hosted by St. Andrews last year, finishing in 8th place.

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Content creator leaves golf fans triggered after showing how to make the perfect ‘John Daly’ cocktail

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John Daly is one of the biggest names in golf despite not having played at very high level for quite some time due to injuries and health issues. Over the weekend, Daly found himself in some social media controversy once again, although it was no fault of his own.

A popular TikTok account, @cookingwith_darryl, mentioned a drink he called the “John Daly” in one of his videos. The food connoisseur has gotten very popular on the app by posting videos while cooking on his Blackstone grill.

“In my opinion there are two drinks synonymous with golf. You want to argue with me? Bring it! One is the Transfusion, the other is the John Daly. Let’s make the perfect John Daly.”

Darryl then went on to explain the ingredients: A chilled glass, vodka, and equal parts lemonade and iced tea.

@cookingwithdarryl Another classic drink for the golf course…The John Daly #drinks #golf #rukiddingme #rhoback ? original sound – dpostelnick

However, the TikTok users in the comment section were furious with the content creator, saying the drink he described was an “Arnold Palmer,” not a “John Daly.”

Darryl was sure to point out the very important distinction between the two: the “John Daly” contains vodka and “Arnold Palmer” does not.

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‘Heartbreaking’ – Matt Wolff responds after being blasted by LIV teammate Brooks Koepka

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Yesterday, Smash GC captain Brooks Koepka publicly blasted his teammate Matthew Wolff in an interview with Sports Illustrated.

“I mean, when you quit on your round, you give up and stuff like that, that’s not competing,” said Koepka. “I’m not a big fan of that. You don’t work hard. It’s very tough. It’s very tough to have even like a team dynamic when you’ve got one guy that won’t work, one guy is not going to give any effort, he’s going to quit on the course, break clubs, gets down, bad body language, it’s very tough. I’ve basically given up on him—a lot of talent, but I mean the talent’s wasted.”

On Friday morning, Wolff issued his response to Koepka via Sports Illustrated.

The 24-year-old said it was “beyond disappointing” to read Koepka’s comments.

“I read the SI interview with our Captain Brooks Koepka and it was beyond disappointing to me. When I chose to join his Team in 2023, I did so with much optimism about my new home as part of Team Smash and equally as important the chance to be around and learn from a player of Brooks’s stature. Like everyone who has ever played the game at the highest level, I have had competitive moments in the past that I feel I have let myself down and even others in our new team environment. This has been quite difficult for me. My challenges on and off the golf course with my mental health has been well documented. I deal with those challenges every day.

“However, while my 2023 season has not been all I had hoped for to this point, I have made positive strides in managing my life and feel Ike my game is turning for the positive. To hear through the media that our team leader has given up on me is heartbreaking. It’s not what a team member looks to hear from its leader, and I think we all know these comments should have been handled much differently. But I’m moving forward and won’t ever give up on myself. While on course results may not appear now to be positive indicators, I’m trying to win an even BIGGER game with my life.

“Finally, I trust Brooks wants what is best for our team. But it’s hard to imagine his comments in his recent SI interview in any way line up with those priorities. This will be my last comment on this matter. I’m heading out today to the Centurion Club trying to help our team win this week. I appreciate everyone’s continued support and your respect for my privacy.”

Both Koepka and Wolff will be teeing it up at Centurion Club on Friday. Koepka will be playing with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, while Wolff will play alongside his fellow Smash GC teammates (minus the captain) Chase Koepka and Jason Kokrak.

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