LPGA Players Say No to On Course Tweeting
LPGA ratings this year are flat (and they were already very low), and sponsorships are slipping, even causing the tour to axe a 31-year-old tournament in April. So it makes sense that Commissioner Carolyn Bivens wants players to embrace social media tools in order to boost interest in the flagging tour. But tweeting during play? Last week, Bivens said she would “love it” if players engaged fans on Twitter during play, according to Bloomberg , and that she “encourages” the use of mobile phones during play if it’s to use social media tools, even while golf’s traditional etiquette rules discourage such use.
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