Chairman Billy Payne Joins Twitter, Starts By Tweeting His '17 Masters Tie Scripting
/After years of his tournament carefully embracing social media, Masters Chairman Billy Payne has finally joined Twitter at @chairmanbilly.
As with many new Twitter users, Payne first posted the dreaded "testing" Tweet that has since been deleted.
He then jumped into Twitter head first, picking up on the trend of companies telegraphing what their players will wear Masters week, only offering up his tie scripting for the 2017 Masters week.
The image of Chairman Payne's ties puts an end to any rumored patron-wagering on Chairman tie choices. The practice was thought to be inspired by bettors at Royal Ascot speculating on the Queen's dresses. His Tweet shows one Augusta National tie and two from the R&A's Open collection.
In the Chairman's first interaction with a follower, he clarified that the rest of his ensemble never changes:
