A Different Kind of Birdie Lands Gore a Tournament Invite

Jason Gore will be playing in the PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open thanks to Twitter. The following tweets from Gore helped landed him a sponsor exception "Just signed up for the @ntrustopen qualifier, but you have NO IDEA how stoked I'd be to get a sponsors invitation!" and "#myhometown #mymajor." A fan saw the tweets, retweeted them and the message went viral.

In response, the Tournament officials announced (appropriately on Twitter and Facebook) the following, "NTRS Corp. awards seasoned @PGATour pro & local fan fav @JasonGore59 w/ @NTrustOpen Exemption." His fans have been dubbed ‘Gore’s Gallery,’ and the tournament’s executive team expect to see a strong Gore following at the Northern Trust Open February 16 through February 19. Ref. waggleroom.com Pic Ref. waggleroom.com