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Writer: Adam Woodard
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Justin Thomas,
Brooks Koepka say
PGA Tour, LIV Golf
players are ‘sick’ of
Alan Shipnuck after
latest book excerpt
Justin Thomas is enjoying a little extended vacation this
week in
Italy
after he and Team USA lost the 2023 Ryder
Cup to Europe near Rome.
The 30-year-old two-time major champion went 1-2-1 at
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, where his lone win
came during Sunday singles against Sepp Straka, 2 up.
Thomas, who now holds a 7-4-2 record in the Ryder Cup,
also attended
Patrick Cantlay’s wedding down the road in
Rome on Monday
, a day after the U.S. lost the Cup.
While on his vacation, Thomas took to social media to
respond to a
3,000-word excerpt of Alan Shipnuck’s new
book
, “LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War
between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf” that was shared on
Wednesday. The book is available Oct. 17.
The excerpt included some juicy and Not Safe For Work
comments about the battle for supremacy in professional
golf over the last two and a half years, but Thomas didn’t
much care for what was shared.
In response to part of the book where a former Ryder Cup
teammate is critical of Rory McIlroy, Thomas spoke up “on
behalf of a lot of Tour players” to say they are “sick” of
Shipnuck “doing what he does.”
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
Brooks Koepka – who was featured in the excerpt with an
expletive-riddled take on “country club kids who talk
(expletive) about me,” allegedly referring to the likes of
Thomas, Jordan Spieth and others – said LIV Golf players
feel the same way about the Fire Pit Collective writer and
author.
Justin Thomas
@JustinThomas34
Replying to @KylePorterCBS and @AlanShipnuck
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
7:31 AM · Oct 5, 2023
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It didn’t take long for Shipnuck to join the party and defend
himself online, saying that Thomas wants “PR or
hagiography, not journalism.” He also
defended his use of
anonymous sources
, who gave a few of the more
controversial opinions.
Alan Shipnuck
@AlanShipnuck
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What JT wants is p.r,, or hagiography, not
journalism. 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.
Justin Thomas
@JustinThomas34
Replying to @KylePorterCBS and @AlanShipnuck
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
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