Mike Crowley

golfer / gamer / hawkeye 🌽 digital stuff at @img and @theopen (past @themasters) ⛳ iowa ➔ jupiter, fl ➔ n. augusta, sc 🌴

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

So good.

['47 @47]

Worth the wait.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@WarJessEagle @NASCAR This is so sick, Jess. Well done.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@jarzod I’m biased, but @noah_halford.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@JordanALange Congrats buddy! Which piece of work specifically? Would love to check it out.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@ANGC_burner Legit question for the thread (seriously, it’s my job!) — what would make you love it more?

Or what do you wish other people saw in it that make you feel this way?

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

Rights. The answer is media rights.

“It’s truly mind boggling how they sidestepped the season’s blockbuster double-feature movie. In the end, the whole thing collapses under its own lack of ambition.”

[Jeff Smith @JeffSmithGolf]

https://t.co/CNhlyJqDq5

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@EricQuiz2096 @AidanBee2649 I’ll add:

- 1h Columbia
- 1.5h Athens
- 2.25h Greenville
- 2.5h Atlanta
- 2.5h Charlotte
- 2.5h Beaufort
- 2.5h Hilton Head
- 2.5h Savannah
- 2.75h Charleston
- 3.5h Asheville
- 3.75h Myrtle
- 3.75h Sea Island
- 4h Pinehurst
- 4h Jax

Augusta is an onion, it has layers.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@AidanBee2649 Few more reccos:

- Sheila’s Donuts in N. Augusta left great
- Hawaiian BBQ unique / good
- Assume you play, embrace the Carolina sand hill renaissance: The Patch, Old Barnwell, Tree Farm. 21 Club, Forest Hills, etc.

Good luck. We did a lot of growing up here. Fond memories.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@AidanBee2649 Just spent last 7 years there. My advice:

- live: find home / ‘hood you love; be happy where your head lays (e.g. Hammond’s Ferry in North Augusta)
- best bar: Arsenal Tap Room
- best food: Frog Hollow, Abel Brown
- best coffee: Trellis
- weekend: explore within ~3hr radius

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@BrendanPorath @AndyTFE This is a bad take Brendan. Wetjen is magical.

This reeks of @AndyTFE Illini favoritism / elitism vs. an Iowa Hawkeye.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@incolnlay At the end of the day, I think the Masters is big enough for all of us, and fans of all types.

I want others to love it as much as I do.

Anything else, just feels like I’m an old man yelling “Get off my lawn!”.

Food for thought.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@incolnlay These new fans are first introduced to the Masters via a side doors, but over time they discover the main attraction and become fans for life.

The product hasn’t changed, just the way people discover it.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@incolnlay It’s hard to control the message in the age of social media, so naturally, these entrances cross pollinate.

But if you’re a fan who just attended the Tournament or watched the CBS broadcast over the weekend, I don’t think your experience / relationship was negatively impacted.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@TomVH @MyGolfSpy @TheMasters This is the correct take. Everything else screams of ‘get off my lawn’.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@AugustaGolfGirl But there’s only one truth.

And I can promise you, influencers are not gaining access to the Tournament at the expense of lottery ticket applicants.

Implying as much is simply copium.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

Tough to watch so many “golf” fans self-immolate this week. There are so many bad takes on the Masters this year, I don’t even know where to begin:

- The Par 3 Contest is serious business!
- The players are underpaid!
- Influencers get widespread preferential access!

Sigh.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@calidaddude @LJLewis_11 What are you implying here @calidaddude? That there are hundreds of tickets just being handed out to influencers willy nilly?

And if it was true (it’s not), with a name like “Silicon Valley Guy” I assume you’d understand how capitalism works and the value exchanged.

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@landforce @orenmeetsworld Thanks for breaking this down, Colin. That team deserves its flowers!

[Mike Crowley @crwls]

@josey_orr @landforce @orenmeetsworld Directionally interesting.