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Welcome to this week’s Social Eyes. First, to a very warm welcome home to Dallas for 2017 Open champion Jordan Spieth.
As the 23-year-old landed, his whole family were in attendance for a 5am champagne party, with plenty more drinking out of the Claret Jug.
In the aftermath of his win, he received a special message from Gary Player.
.@JordanSpieth, the Champion Golfer of the Year! pic.twitter.com/SsXgUgTT9I
— GARY PLAYER (@garyplayer) July 23, 2017
Congratulations @JordanSpieth on becoming Champion Golfer of the Year! Winning @TheOpen in stunning style. Now for the Grand Slam. My best. pic.twitter.com/FHRDm4IHr8
— GARY PLAYER (@garyplayer) July 24, 2017
While action was going on at Royal Birkdale, five-time Open champion Tom Watson spent the bulk of the week in the Highlands ticking off what most would call a ‘bucket list’ golf tour.
First up was Royal Dornoch.
Going back to my roots, playing foursomes and pushing my trolley at @RoyalDornochGC pic.twitter.com/0PRgG5jVg9
— Tom Watson (@TomWatsonPGA) July 18, 2017
Then Nairn.
Three of these young men hit it closer than I did in our competition at @NairnGolfClub today! pic.twitter.com/6mcGPTK2bh
— Tom Watson (@TomWatsonPGA) July 19, 2017
Then onto Brora.
my noisy gallery at @BroraGolfClub 😂🐑 pic.twitter.com/Dtq5MV0h0n
— Tom Watson (@TomWatsonPGA) July 20, 2017
Links golf can be very unforgiving! pic.twitter.com/Vp4GVlbTCX
— Tom Watson (@TomWatsonPGA) July 20, 2017
And finally Castle Stuart.
Great to welcome legendary @TomWatsonPGA with family & friends @CastleStuart. Good luck for the #SeniorOpen @Royal_Porthcawl! pic.twitter.com/VHzXLTGDZ6
— Cabot Highlands (@CabotHighlands) July 21, 2017
A BIG TY to @RoyalDornochGC, @BroraGolfClub, @NairnGolfClub, and @CastleStuart for your very warm and generous hospitality this week!!
— Tom Watson (@TomWatsonPGA) July 20, 2017
If you have Twitter, you’re probably aware of Darth Monty – the humourous account which pokes fun at the eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner.
Well, July 21 was a defining day – as the account got followed by the man himself.
Monty himself is fully aware of the account and he loves it. “I think he’s actually quite brilliant,” he said during Open week on a Golf Channel podcast. “For those of you on social media, it’s not me, I’ve never met him – although I’d love to – and he’s very, very good. He knows the game, knows me as an individual and does a good job.”
Not aware of Darth Monty? Well, here are a couple of his best tweets recently.
And finally…
Monty also had this fantastic response to a back-handed compliment he received on Twitter.

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