Who knows if any of what’s coming out is true or not, but man, it’s entertaining as hell.
I’m, of course, referring to Alan Shipnuck’s new book “
One of those players is superstar Justin Thomas, who responded to one excerpt from the book that puts a spotlight on an apparent anonymous former Ryder Cup teammate of Rory McIlroy‘s who is claimed to have said “f*ck Rory,” as well as hammered “Twitter and all the fanboys with their sh*tty podcasts” for depicting McIlroy as “some kind of hero who is saving golf.”
God, this is great. I’ve gotta get this book.
“I’d like to speak on behalf of a lot of Tour players and say we’re sick of @AlanShipnuck doing what he does,” Thomas tweeted. “Bring positivity and good stories to help grow the game of golf, not try and make money bashing guys, earning zero trust, with a lot of incorrect information. Ridiculous.”
I’d like to speak on behalf of a lot of Tour players and say we’re sick of @AlanShipnuck doing what he does. Bring positivity and good stories to help grow the game of golf, not try and make money bashing guys, earning zero trust, with a lot of incorrect information. Ridiculous
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) October 5, 2023
Issuing a response of his own to Thomas, Shipnuck who has been absolutely brilliant marketing his book shot back on Twitter.
“What JT wants is p.r,, or hagiography, not journalism,” Shipnuck posted. “I’ve written many feel-good stories about golfers and the game, but scrutiny and criticism is sometimes warranted. LlV v. Tour has been incredibly divisive and I captured that. It’s not my role to whitewash things.
“Also, these quotes that are triggering folks, those are not my words! Folks on both sides of golf’s divide have been very fired up – I captured that emotion, I did not create it.”
Also, these quotes that are triggering folks, those are not my words! Folks on both sides of golf’s divide have been very fired up – I captured that emotion, I did not create it.
— Alan Shipnuck (@AlanShipnuck) October 5, 2023
That excerpt though … that heat … wooh!
“F*ck Rory. I’m so sick of hearing about how he’s some kind of hero who is saving golf,” read the excerpt provided by CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter. “He’s bought and paid for like everybody else, it’s just that his money is coming from the other side. . . . That he is being held up as some kind of savior on Twitter and by all the fanboys with their sh*tty podcasts tells you how little people understand what’s going on.” (RELATED: ‘F*ck Those Country Club Kids’: Brooks Koepka Reportedly Blasts PGA Players For Pooh-Poohing All Over His Move To LIV)
Oh yeah … I’m totally getting this book.