Our Favorite Things About Golf Twitter with Jamie Kennedy – Episode #13

Jamie Kennedy of @GolfDigest joins us to talk golf Twitter — the good, the bad, and the strangely beautiful. We get into content, storytelling, stats, and how the internet changed the way we watch golf. Plus: getting hacked, Ryder Cup memories, and Jamie’s all-time equipment take. Follow Jamie: https://twitter.com/jamierkennedy?lang=en https://www.golfdigest.com/ 0:00 – Netherlands speed skating + the real Quad God 0:45 – Jamie Kennedy is back (and not the CEO of Tesla) 2:00 – Getting hacked + being 20% happy about it 4:30 – Shane Bacon got us both our jobs 7:10 – The Facebook era + early golf Twitter days 8:40 – What still stings on golf Twitter? 10:50 – Watching golf with a notebook out 12:00 – The Rory “don’t rewatch it” philosophy 14:00 – Tiger crowds: 2002 vs 2018 phones everywhere 15:30 – Is golf Twitter ruining how we watch golf? 17:20 – Scottie’s Pebble shot + explaining it to your brother 18:20 – The best content steals from other sports 20:00 – What would Surfers Digest do? 21:45 – Why niche golf nerd stuff still matters 23:30 – Asking better questions (Andy Roddick quote) 26:00 – Building a golf world like Harry Potter 28:10 – Five things we actually like about golf Twitter 32:30 – The Ryder Cup “ouch” tweet 35:00 – Ban tees? (Jamie’s hottest take) 38:00 – St Andrews, equipment, and chaos 40:30 – Alex Noren’s absurd Road Hole flop 42:00 – Tommy Fleetwood’s Ryder Cup mindset story 45:00 – The ESPN interview: “Name the four majors” 200K golf fans follow us across all platforms. Our content is handcrafted to make the daily golf fan’s personal experience of golf feel more meaningful. Sign up right here: https://www.normalsport.com/ Listen to the show Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uJATzF... Connect with us 🌎 Our website: https://www.normalsport.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/KylePorterNS 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/normalsportgolf/ 🤝 Partner with us: https://www.normalsport.com/sponsors