Golf Twitter: From Smug to Sad After Rory’s Coronation Gets Canceled

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Rory McIlroy The 2022 OPEN Championship
Rory McIlroy acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green during Day 4 of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on July 17, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How via Getty Images)

Sunday at St Andrews was supposed to be a coronation of a soon-to-be “immortal” (UK Mirror) Rory McIlroy, who also happened to be “golf’s conscience” (NBC); its “voice of reason” (ESPN); and a “St Andrews savior” (BBC), among other over the top adjectives.

But then something happened amid a firehose of smug hot takes from golf twitter: Rory played not to lose and, well, predictably lost. Cam Smith, on the other hand, pinned his ears back on the Old Course and won.

The before-and-after takes from the smugset was simply next-level glorious to read.

Let’s dig in.

1. Alan Shipnuck

Shipnuck was formerly at SI/Golf magazine (I believe) but now blogs at the firepits connection.

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2. Claire Rogers

Rogers I think is at golf.com but not totally sure. I know she’s part of the smugset who circle tweet one another with the same self-righteous hot takes. (Her first tweet was a snarky takeoff on Rory’s smug comments after winning in Canada.)

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3. Sean Martin

Martin writes for the state-run PGA Tour dot com. Surprised he posted his “after” tweet, given his PGA Tour affiliation. (I mean why is he “discouraged?”) Update: Martin has deleted the “after” tweet I’d highlighted: bad wording.

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4. Kyle Porter

For years, Porter was a straight shooting reporter at CBS Golf dot com. But Greg Norman now LIVs rent free in his head.

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5. Shane Bacon

Bacon was with FOX Sports golf. Not sure anymore – could be a free agent. But travels, at least on twitter, in and around the smugset.

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6. No Laying Up

Popular podcaster and tweeter. Started as Jordan Spieth tracker (I think).

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7. Amanda Rose

I don’t know who she writes for – could be an independent blogger or podcaster – but runs with the smug pack on twitter.

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8. Barstool Trent

Total guess here. But thinking he blogs about barstools.

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9. Riggs Barstool

Another bartool content guy. Again, just a wild guess, given the name.

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10. Joel Beall

Golf Digest or Golf Magazine confirmed. Not totally sure.

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11. Daniel Rapaport

Golf Digest, I think. Or Golf Magazine? One or the other.

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12. Alex Myers

Same: Golf Digest or Golf Magazine. Not sure.

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13. Me

Golf Twitter Tears
The tears from golf twitter always taste better in the morning especially after their chosen one, Rory McIlroy, failed to pull off their pre-written narrative.

Credits: Golf Twitter Smugset List


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2 COMMENTS

  1. really love your takes here. the slurping by ‘objective’ reporters — whose livelihood depends on pgatour access — is obvious to anyone with eyes. yet you seem to be the only voice i can find willing to call it out. keep it up!
    • Thanks. Appreciate comment. The pack mentalityism of twitter is poison. If they didn’t chase virtual crack (engagement) all day you’d have much less groupthink.

      It’s statistically impossible to have such a large data set and not have more diversity of opinion.

      -Jeff

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