Paige Spiranac criticized what she termed gatekeeping in golf, where the game was being discouraged from growing and there were belittling attitudes towards newbies.
In her tweet, Spiranac argued that one who truly loves golf should embrace the development of the sport through education and community, but not exclusivity and arrogance.
“I love golf. I want everyone to play, and I’m excited about all the new people getting into the game,” Spiranac wrote. “I feel that should be the attitude everyone should have if you truly love the game.”
She also expressed displeasure at the criticism of the sport’s new generation of fans.
“I’m so tired of hearing ‘shrink’ and hating on this new culture of golf fans,” she wrote. “This condescending and belittling behavior of new golfers is gross to me. You’re not better than someone else or morally superior because you’ve played longer.”
She also clarified that the game shouldn’t be stiff or exclusionary to preserve what makes golf so wonderful.
“Golf doesn’t need to be stuffy and exclusive to preserve what we all love about the game so much. It’s about community,” Spiranac wrote. “Part of the growth is educating and helping new players learn. Stop gatekeeping golf.”
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