There’s nothing more entertaining than a golf Twitter spat that gets blood boiling more than six months before the Ryder Cup. Thanks to a few comments by NBC’s Paul Azinger that have been ripped apart over the last 48 hours, we’ve got ourselves some drama that now includes some shade thrown by 2018 Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn.
Bjorn tweeted Monday, “Looking forward to watching @F_Molinari defending the biggest win of his career this week at Bay Hill…”
He was referring to Francesco Molinari’s 2019 victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational that was capped by a 43-foot, 9-inch birdie putt on the 72nd hole. But of course, he wasn’t really applauding the win as the biggest of Molinari’s career.
Molinari won the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, becoming the first Italian player to win a major championship. And that of course gets back to Azinger’s rub against the European Tour.
The tweet and the intent was not lost on Molinari’s brother, Edoardo. “We need more Thomas Bjorn in the world!” he tweeted in response.
It all makes for some great fodder as we count down the days to Whistling Straits.
We need more Thomas Bjorn in the world! 😂
— Edoardo Molinari (@DodoMolinari) March 2, 2020