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LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens says she wouldn’t mind players using social media Web sites during a competitive round.
“I’d love it if players Twittered during the middle of a round,” Bivens said in an interview, according to Bloomberg News. “The new media is very important to the growth of golf and we view it as a positive, and a tool to be used.”
Here’s the full article Bivens Encourages In-Round Updates.
I’m totally on the fence on this issue.. I can see some definite benefits to in round twitter posts but at the same time, I can imagine watching a round and the announcer saying something like, look, there’s Natalie Gulbis on the 17th twittering again..
I am totally PRO twitter (you can follow me @davelair) and I love that so many PGA/LPGA pros are getting onboard with it.
I’m just slightly concerned how this might affect the integrity/image of the game. Now, I’m not one of those stuffy, rigid anti-change golfer dudes, I love the changes that are occuring all across the game. I can’t shake some concerns that in-game mobile device usage could seriously disrupt flow.
Whaddya think? Where do you stand on the in-round twitter usage?
-Dave
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When I play golf…there is no way I could lose focus and do social media. I am no pro, but I am sure it would affect my golf game. I have a feeling other golfers are going to be the same way… maybe they will tweet after they are done…I don’t know. That will be an interesting statistic of the future…the affect of tweeting on the golf game.
I think that it depends on the person. I wouldn’t be able to do it myself, but a lot of younger people seem to be able to text quite easily while doing other things — they’ve grown up with it.
I don’t think that tweeting during a round would be the best thing to do (it might be distracting to the other players), although before and after are great. I suppose that it might be appropriate during wait times too. At the very least, there would need to be some respect for the other players.
I wonder how long it would take for broadcasters to incorporate tweets into their broadcasts?
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