Did She Or Didn’t She Say Twitter?

It appears that LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens is playing the “misquoted” card on the Twitter issue that recently raised such a stir among the tour golfers.  Did she or didn’t she and does it matter? Well, let’s talk about it.  Here is the most recent quote from Bivens  “Comments that I made in a conversation with a writer last week regarding the importance of social media and tweeting have been taken out of context,” Bivens said. “We have not discussed tweeting or the use of handheld devices during tournament rounds with the USGA, or even within the LPGA, nor do we intend to. Our players will not be tweeting during the rounds of LPGA events”.

OK golfers, let’s look at this from two angles.  First did she say it or not?  The “it” is whether the ladies tour was going to allow the golfers to twitter during a round.  There were several articles that indicated that the tour had said that they would.   ESPN reported the following:

“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.”

Bivens said she “encourages” players to update their Twitter or Facebook pages in the middle of a tournament.

So was she taken a little out of context?   Probably from what I see.  Then like any good politician, she reacted to the news and to the pushback from her Tour players and use the “out of context” approach.   Not that newsworthy to me, but it leads to the second angle on this.

Should it even be considered?  Here is Paula Creamer’s response (on Twitter by the way)  “I will not be twittering in my round. It should not happen in any sport. The players have already told the tour no way.”

And I personally agree with Paula.  I have already read about some NBA players Twittering at halftime of a game.  Are you kidding me?  Look I don’t blame any professional athlete for doing the endorsement or entertainment thing to grow their image or their income.  BUT NOT DURING THE EVENT ITSELF.  In my opinion (for whatever that’s worth),  if professional athletes do that, they are putting themselves and what they consider their entertainment value above their teammates and above the sport.  Dead wrong for them to do that,  I believe.

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