Golf - Social media critics no problem but not granny, says Kuchar

FILE PHOTO: Golf - Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 14, 2019. Matt Kuchar of the U.S. tees off on the second tee during final round play. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

(Reuters) - Matt Kuchar might have been able to shrug off withering social media criticism after paying less than the going rate to his stand-in caddie, but disappointing his grandmother was a whole different matter.

Kuchar's reputation as one of pro golf's nice guys took a big hit earlier this year when word leaked out that he had paid David Ortiz $5000 (£3,998) from prize money of almost $1.3 million upon winning the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Classic in Mexico last November.