XOutlier
Download .zipAdd to Chrome

Alan Shipnuck

@AlanShipnuck117k followers

30+ years on the golf beat, now Writer at Large @Skratch. Author of 10 books including RORY; PHIL; LIV AND LET DIE; THE SWINGER; BUD, SWEAT & TEES.

Open on X
Top outlier
36.4×
Best organic post
Peak views
1.1M
Single post
Bookmarks
2.3k
Across 98 organic posts
Last scan
Oct 16
Community cache
Posts 98 posts
#DatePost↓ OutlierViewsLikesRepostsBookmarks
1Oct 5, '23What JT wants is p.r,, or hagiography, not journalism. I’ve written many feel-good stories about golfers and the game, but scrutiny and criticism is sometimes warranted. LlV v. Tou36.4×1.1M1.3k7712
2Feb 23, '23Pat Perez just got in my grill complaining that “cute” sounded snarky. (And he cautioned me to give Poulter a wide berth bc of the below tweet lol.) Two days in, I would like to st35.3×1M1.2k138
3Nov 27, '23.@PhilMickelson wants me to reveal confidential sources. I don’t do that. I do try to be fair to anybody I write about. When I was working on the Mickelson biography “Phil,” he cal33.7×989k84754152
4Jan 25, '23This tee-flinging controversy involving PReed is so dumb but I will say that many of the LIV guys are quite fed up with what they perceive to be Rory's self-righteousness and this 31×910k1.1k2814
5Dec 7, '23I know many of you have a reflexive disdain for LIV—that's fine, I'm not for or against it. But LIV is getting harder to ignore. The 5 best players in golf are, in no particular or30.8×904k9196917
6Feb 8, '25This has to be the worst place in the world.25.8×758k16k617129
7Feb 23, '23One reason caddies love LIV: as the player endorsement deals expire or are sunset’d, huge leather Tour bags are no longer a requirement.24.6×724k899254
8Jan 5, '23I just talked to J.J. West, the general manager at MPCC, and he says the damage is repairable and the 14th hole of the Dunes will be closed “for just a little while.” But to unders24.6×723k88113244
9Jun 9, '22You cannot make this shit up! I texted Greg Norman before someone sent me this video - I had no idea he was lurking behind me.23.6×017k1.7k239
10Jul 18, '25In the wake of Bryson's woebegone 78, thinking of what Adam Scott told me at last year's Open: "His style of play is super optimized for every week of the year except for this one.21.8×640k2.3k4598
11Feb 22, '23Pretty much no one is mad at DJ because he 1) peacefully resigned his PGA Tour membership, 2) declined to sue his former colleagues and 3) has refrained from saying a single bitchy21.5×632k1.9k3810
12Aug 8, '23I have read Billy Walters’s autobiography GAMBLER. Can’t say anything specific (yet!) since I had to sign an NDA but he’s quite a character and it’s a wild read. Walters devotes 2 21.1×621k9177960
13Jun 6, '23How do you think Rickie Fowler feels right now? He turned down a $75 million LIV offer. Top players on LIV are ecstatic: they got huge upfront $ and their franchise values just sky19.8×583k1.7k10715
14Jun 6, '23I’ve been enjoying a little break after turning in the book - so nice to unplug. I think I’ll go camping this morning somewhere without cell reception. Feels great that I won’t hav16.8×495k1.4k331
15Aug 6, '23Bryson DeChambeau finished 4th at the PGA Championship, sniffed around at the U.S. Open and just shot a closing 58 to win on a traditional PGA Tour venue. Setting aside politics - 15.6×458k1.9k935
16Jun 6, '23Just talked to a key insider at LIV - they had no idea this was coming. There hasn't been any internal communication yet! Players, agents, etc. are learning about the merger from t15×440k1.2k15821
17Apr 24, '23Nelly's lefty swing is now my favorite swing in golf.14.8×435k9593816
18Jan 17, '23What if Patrick Reed went to LIV solely to finance all these lawsuits?14.3×420k874180
19Jun 14, '25Adam Scott is beloved in the locker room, press room, caddie yard and on Golf Twitter. He is the classiest guy in golf and would be the most popular U.S. Open winner since Spieth 113.9×410k6.4k19871
20Feb 24, '23Oh, shit! PReed in a bunker asking Slugger White for a ruling! Could be the most electric moment in LIV history.13.9×407k876165
21Aug 15, '22I’m hearing tomorrow’s PGA Tour player meeting regarding LIV is going to be a banger. Supposedly everything is on the table, from major championship boycotts to Monahan’s future to11.4×08.6k65366
22Jun 14, '25Some of y'all want the U.S. Open to be the Masters. It ain't. The Masters is about drama and pyrotechnics. The Open Championship is defined by shotmaking and creativity. The United11.1×327k1.7k3932
23Sep 28, '25Don’t get distracted by the Team USA’s rally in singles - they have now lost 9 of the last 12 Ryder Cups, including three at home. How did we get here, and does the U.S. have the w11.1×326k1.3k132320
24Oct 13, '25Rory book is done! Comes out in March. I had a blast typing this, which hopefully means it’s fun to read. He’s had a big life, and it’s all in here.10.8×316k1.5k3066
25Feb 23, '23I kind of choked pulling out my phone fast enough but here’s a paparazzi pic of Greg Norman making the scene at the LIV pro-am. Not shown: him pedaling faster to get away from me.10.3×303k808204
26Jun 9, '22Well, a couple of neckless security dudes just physically removed me from Phil Mickelson's press conference, saying they were acting on orders from their boss, whom they refused to9.2×06.4k54740
27Sep 27, '25I'm not sure if Europeans are better at golf than Americans but they are definitely better at everything related to the Ryder Cup: team-building, mastering a quirky alternate shot 8.8×257k3.2k15546
28Jun 6, '23Not now, bitch.8.1×238k929130
29Jun 19, '23Leaderboard update— Clark: Gritty af but living dangerously Rory: Hasn't made a putt since Saturday at St. Andrews Fowler: Barely hanging on Smith: Hottest player on the course but7.3×215k831324
30Sep 28, '25No matter who win the singles match tomorrow, I’m voting Rory for player of the year. He won on 3 of 4 best courses on Tour, with the Masters being the most memorable event of the 7.3×214k1.8k3921
31Sep 27, '25The U.S. captains have traditionally been old guys no longer playing the Tour. Perils of picking a Millennial: Keegan surely wanted to bench Morikawa, English & Henley til Sund6.9×204k1.5k6025
32Feb 22, '22The 'off the record' piece of this is completely false and I'll have more to say on that shortly.6.1×04.5k399129
33Jun 9, '22Oh, mystery solved!🙄5.6×04.3k24630
34Oct 16, '22Brooks Koepka wins again! It should be a big deal that after two years of injury and strife, the 32 year-old future Hall of Famer has reclaimed his game. I’m curious, how much mean5.5×01.2k322
35Jun 15, '258:45 p.m., Viktor alone on the range, still chasing it.5.4×159k1.5k3318
36Mar 7, '19I don’t even know where to start.5.2×04.2k3499
37Apr 2, '19There's an old guy on Tour who has won only one tournament in the last 6 years, hasn't even played in 3 of the last five Masters and is saddled with very mediocre putting yet is st5.1×09603819
38Apr 13, '25Rory has now won this year on Pebble (and Spy!), Sawgrass and Augusta National, the best courses the Tour has visited this year. Could be looking at an all-time run these next few 4.8×142k2.8k3929
39Apr 13, '25This is why tournament golf is so fucking compelling: there's nowhere to hide and the ball is just sitting there, mocking you. This is an x-ray of the soul.4.8×140k2.7k11957
40May 14, '25Serious shade being thrown in the PGA Championship press room:4.7×139k1.9k4922
41Apr 13, '25My gawd, what if Patrick Reed didn't 3-putt from 4 feet on 13? This final round is a mountain of what-ifs.4.6×135k1.8k2313
42Mar 2, '23When my Mom was a county supervisor, one of her passion projects was keeping alive a hospital in the poorest part of Salinas. Today they named part of it after her! Such a touching4.0×117k953130
43May 22, '22Bones is gonna win the PGA that Phil skipped. What a world.3.7×03.4k972
44Jan 8, '19José de Jesús Rodríguez grew up on a dirt-floor in Mexico. At 15, he crossed the Rio Grande, all alone. After lifting his family out of poverty, Camarón got into golf. At 37, he is3.4×01.7k46346
45Jun 29, '22Hello darkness my old friend3.3×03k385
46Aug 17, '22Today, Patrick Reed sued Brandel Chamblee and Golf Channel for defamation in U.S District Court, claiming "calculated, malicious... attacks have had a direct effect on Mr. Reed's l3.2×01.5k14720
47Sep 27, '25And another thing: U.S. hasn't had fiery, inspirational team leaders since Payne Stewart and Zinger. Bryson is trying...but the Tour guys didn't like him even before he left for LI3.2×95k1.2k4520
48Feb 17, '22A very prominent Tour agent tells me the Saudi plan has always been to announce once they have signed 20 players…and they just got to 20. A formal kick-off is now expected the week3.0×02.1k16522
49Feb 26, '22I’m surprised all these companies are fleeing Phil. Saudi Arabia is certainly toxic but it’s also now part of the Euro and Asian Tours. What were Phil’s crimes? Hardball negotiatio2.9×02k8417
50Sep 27, '25Ludwig is playing so bad he is now eligible for U.S. citizenship.2.9×84k1.3k237
51Aug 3, '17The truth is my shield.2.7×01.7k3850
52Jan 16, '19This is the hardest story I've ever had to write, on the beautiful life and tragic death of Celia Barquín Arozamena.2.7×01.4k37365
53Jun 16, '22A player from the Irish island is always is always going to be popular in Boston, especially a future Hall of Famer. But the love for Rory out here runs deeper than that. He has be2.7×02.3k875
54Aug 28, '19Hitting a ball into the ocean is always sad. I’m not sure if having Jim Nantz narrate makes it better or worse. (Sound on.)2.7×02.2k10729
55Mar 21, '20My daughter, 13, just sent this to me:2.6×01.9k32111
56Sep 23, '18He did it. Utterly amazing. The fire hydrant, an 85 at Memorial, pain that brought him to his knees, the chip-yips, a DUI, hacked naked photos, the layup at Valspar, the back-nine 2.5×01.8k2582
57Oct 14, '22A funny footnote to my interview with Phil: I was driving home from the Wishbone Brawl when he called. Kids had come with me to O’side. I pulled over and made a teen drive so I cou2.5×02.2k6323
58May 20, '21I love hazing my daughters’ boyfriends:2.2×01.9k518
59Apr 13, '25What a scene. What a brilliant, if flawed, champ. This is why we care about this dumb game.2.2×65k1.4k399
60Jul 17, '19Heard a good story this evening from a Euro Tour gadfly. Rickie bounds into the lockeroom and spies Tiger scrolling on his phone. “What do you think of the course?” Fowler asks. Ti2.2×01.5k2371
61Jul 23, '21Twitter fam, I need your help! Anyone know who took this epic pic of Phil at the PGA? Thanks.2.1×01.8k6715
62Aug 12, '20Kirk MF Triplett! Who would have guessed he’d be the first player on a PGA Tour to support BLM so openly?! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿1.7×01.4k938
63Dec 14, '19Folks, this is all part of Tiger's master plan to get to 19 majors. This week alone he's demoralized and/or destroyed the confidence of Dustin, Bryson, Woodland, PReed, and Woodlan1.7×01.3k1142
64Jul 16, '22For those who think the Old Course is too short/easy, big bad Dustin Johnson is getting a painful education on how slopes and mounds and little itty bitty pot bunkers can destroy y1.5×01.2k265
65Jan 30, '19This is the greatest thing ever.1.5×09022087
66Mar 10, '21This is my dad’s 77th year on skis. Missing the last two seasons due to Covid was so hard on him. He just got the vaccine and all he wanted to do was hit the slopes. How could I sa1.4×01.4k131
67Mar 22, '19I feel for Robert, he has been open about his battles. It’s ridiculous and hypocritical that the Tour is embracing gambling and its players are sponsored by Big Alcohol but dudes a1.4×01.1k871
68Jan 10, '21Just spoke to a key source close to the '22 PGA. They say it's a done deal that it will be moved from Trump Bedminister but the PGA is waiting until post-inauguration to announce. 1.4×08641204
69Aug 12, '18130 on the weekend by Tiger. Yowsa.1.4×01.2k1080
70Jun 6, '22So Phil is going all-in with the Saudis. Wow. This will make it harder for some fans to cheer for him, but everyone has their price. And Mickelson has always wanted to be seen as a1.4×0867313
71Apr 3, '22Welp, Tiger Woods is officially in the Masters pre-tournament press conference lineup: Tuesday 11 a.m. 🍿1.4×01.2k570
72Aug 30, '22Literally doing such an interview today at 11. Stand by.1.3×01.2k195
73Oct 13, '22My kiddos are on break so we went camping for a couple of days in Sequoia National Park where, blessedly, there is no cell service. Did I miss anything?!1.3×01.2k113
74Dec 14, '19I think we were all instinctively rooting for the Internationals anyway but, man, how unlikable is this U.S. team? Reed shoveling b.s., his caddie acting like a goon, JT whining ab1.3×0882410
75Aug 16, '22More context on today's PGA Tour meeting: it's not for the whole membership, just select top players. Tiger helped organize it; he held a similar skull session at Adare Manor. He's1.3×01k563
76Jan 12, '22My Mom died on Jan. 6th, quite unexpectedly. Typing her obituary was bittersweet. But every reporter wants a good storer to tell, and hers was quite a life. ❤️‍🩹1.3×08961513
77Sep 25, '21I f'ing love Shane Lowry. I understand Padraig didn't believe his long-game is suited to alternate shot but Lowry has a magical wedge that can salvage bad holes and, more important1.3×01.2k240
78Aug 2, '17Oh, he most certainly said it. We were just being gracious by allowing the White House to offer a (lame) dissent.1.3×07522250
79Aug 24, '22LIV golf just released the following statement, which proves, if nothing else, their troll game remains strong. “LIV Golf is clearly the best thing that’s ever happened to help the1.2×0831591
80Mar 18, '21I really need to know more about the *other* guy in this photo!1.2×01k613
81Jun 11, '22This is an undeniable part of this story: the Tour made itself vulnerable to competition because its product is stale and the TV/streaming/social media presentation mostly awful. A1.2×08371146
82Feb 24, '21Sam and Charlie Woods will get to hug their dad again. That’s all that matters. But Tiger’s future as a golfer is a riveting question. After Hogan’s legs were similarly mangled the1.2×01.1k500
83Jun 18, '22I’m out here walking with the final group - lotsa love for Dahmen. Reminds me of a convo I overheard a couple years ago between two fans: “Want to go watch Brooks?” “Nah, he seems 1.2×01.1k131
84Feb 17, '21A little birdie tells me Mike Whan is going to be announced tomorrow as the USGA's new executive director. That's good move for Whan and a great move for the USGA.1.2×0911632
85Jul 17, '22Europe has (potentially) already lost an entire generation of Ryder Cup captains to LIV - Poulter, Westy, Sergio, Kaymer - now Stenson, too? Time to get Tony Jacklin warming up in 1.2×0820272
86Sep 15, '22Here at LIV Chicago, Brooks Koepka’s wife Jenna just cruised by 18 green in a cart…with their black lab. It’s the first pet I’ve seen on a tournament course but I’m not mad about i1.2×0891272
87Jul 12, '22Walking to work today I spied the greatest weather vane ever:1.2×01k411
88Aug 10, '20My overriding emotion leaving Harding Park: gratitude. What an insanely fun day of golf, capped by a classy champ doing legendary things. So much gloom and existential dread in 2021.1×01k390
89Oct 18, '2280th hole of the @yocgolf 100 Hole Hike, #7 at the Hay @PebbleBeachGolf1.1×0863175
90Jun 10, '22I’ll say this about LIV, the food is A++1.1×0901185
91Nov 30, '21Tiger once said this was single best swing he made during the greatest season in golf history.1.1×09195221
92Jul 17, '22Fantastic scene as the Old Course has resumed its role as a public park on Sundays.1.1×0907698
93Aug 23, '22Cantlay and Xander took on Jordan/JT today in a practice round game of $100 hammer. “We just clipped them,” Cantlay said, with a rare smile.1.1×09681612
94May 30, '20It's 625 miles to Bandon. I've got a full tank of gas, an empty bladder, half a pack of cigarettes, and I'm wearing sunglasses. Hit it.1.1×0908140
95May 22, '22I feel bad for Mito.1.1×0899170
96May 24, '20For about 3.5 hours this was delightful nonsense and now it's balls-to-the-wall golf with actual tension. Can't believe how much fun this has been.1.0×0899311
97Sep 2, '19Korn Ferry finals > FedEx Cup. And it’s not even close.1.0×0833490
98Apr 7, '22BREAKING: Tiger Woods is still good at golf.0.9×0840270

Scan another creator

@
@karpathy@levelsio@paulg@naval@marclou@illyism

Run this on any account.

XOutlier builds this table for every public profile you open on x.com, with live data and every post, not just the top 50.

Add to Chrome Download .zip