Golfer Piercy loses sponsors over homophobic Buttigieg meme - reports

FILE PHOTO: February 8, 2020; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Scott Piercy acknowledges the crowd after making his putt on the first hole during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open runner-up Scott Piercy has lost major sponsors after he posted a homophobic meme on social media about openly-gay former U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, several media reported.

The Titleist and FootJoy brands, both owned by U.S. golf equipment and clothing retailer Acushnet Holdings Co, and Swedish fashion retailer J. Lindeberg, have reportedly dropped Piercy though he deleted the meme and apologised.