They Said It: Twitter Reacts To #DiscGolfOnESPN
They Said It: Twitter Reacts To #DiscGolfOnESPN
Praise poured in from fans old and new.
Disc golfers have long dreamed of seeing their sport on a major television network. Photo: DGPT / Alyssa Van Lanen
Putting the capstone on a season that has ranged from the dark moments of early season cancellations to the limelight of its first forrays into network television, disc golf made its long-awaited debut on ESPN2 last night and reactions have been pouring in from longtime fans and new viewers alike.
Watson Sets the Pace
Easily the most retweeted comment of the night came courtesy of two-time Masters champion and PDGA member, Bubba Watson, who chimed-in early in the broadcast:
Watching @DiscGolfProTour championship on @espn 2. These guys and girls are good! Too many trees and water for me! Think I will stick to “ball golf” as they like to call it.
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) November 25, 2020
DGPT quickly jumped on the opportunity to let Watson know that there are plenty of disc golf courses that may suit his taste better than Hornet's Nest, which set-off one of our favorite exchanges:
We have plenty of events at “ball golf” courses too @bubbawatson so we’ll invite you to join us at a country club sometime! 😁
— Disc Golf Pro Tour (@DiscGolfProTour) November 25, 2020
The disc golf course at @BlueWahoosBBall stadium is more my style. Designed it myself 😜 No trees or water (and I get to take mulligans)
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) November 25, 2020
Disc Golfers Rejoice
Many of the night's tweets came from longtime disc golfers expressing their pride and joy in seeing their favorite sport showcased in such a high profile setting, as well as praise for the quality of the production:
40 years of waiting... DISC GOLF ON ESPN(2)!!! #discgolfonespn @InnovaDiscs
— Allen Risley (@rizbee) November 24, 2020
Watching #DiscGolfOnESPN is pretty sweet. I know what's going to happen and I'm still eating it up. Looking forward to watching this live on @espn in the (near) future.
— Creighton Tamerius (@cjfollowsjc) November 25, 2020
Man, @DiscGolfProTour you guys nailed it with this Pro Tour Championship coverage. So good. Such a great representation of our sport! #DiscGolfOnESPN
— Z-Train (@Z_Indy) November 25, 2020
Absolutely loving watching this right now! Player highlights, disc golf commercials, follow flights great announcers it’s got it all👏🏻👏🏻 #DiscGolfOnESPN
— Tera Townsend (@TeraTownsend12) November 25, 2020
New Viewers Discover Disc Golf
But our favorite reactions of the night came from new viewers who were just seeing disc golf for the first time. For diehards like us, getting to watch DGPT and ESPN #growthesport in real time before our eyes was something to behold.
I should be grading, but instead I’m watching #DiscGolfOnESPN. This is nuts. Do they not understand physics?! HOW ARE THEY DOING THIS? IN THE WOODS!? @DiscGolfProTour
— Orla Hart (@OrlaHart) November 25, 2020
Really invested in this #DiscGolfOnESPN
— Brendan (@bhilzey) November 25, 2020
Disc Golf is currently airing on ESPN2 and honestly I’m all in on disc golf now. I won a frisbee throwing contest in 8th grade and I think I still have it and this may be my one and only shot at ever getting on ESPN as an athlete. Alexa order me a frisbee #DiscGolfOnESPN
— Rob Larson (@roblarson1) November 25, 2020
The commentary is great. Never played the game but now intrigued. These guys know how to talk it up for the beginners
— joeykukzMSU (@joeykukzMSU) November 25, 2020
I was today years old when I learned disc golf has a pro tour. Wow, these guys are good. I dare say #DiscGolfOnESPN looks harder than regular golf.
— Joyce Dennington (@jcdennington) November 25, 2020
Having watched #DiscGolfOnESPN I understand what those ball golf folks are carrying on about. The shot making, the precision, the drama!
— Mario Arias Jr. (@MissedFlush) November 25, 2020
That's a Wrap
Putting a fine point on an article can be a challenge for writers, so we were grateful to come across this tweet from Klinton Pippert who managed to sum up what a lot of us were feeling reading through these comments:
So amazing to see all the #DiscGolfOnESPN tweets. From the community and from all the people watching it for the first time. Such a fun game and love seeing the progress just this year has brought.
— Klinton Pippert (@kpippert11) November 25, 2020
Comments
I was the course official for
I was the course official for the Hornet's Nest course at the 1997 World's and I did not recognize the course at all! It was great to see all the new players. I don't think the men's winner was even alive when I was in Charlotte in '97. I sure do miss my playing days.