Richy Werenski's Blue Live Matter wristband divided opinion on social media during the 3M Open final round
Social Media Reacts To Pro’s Blue Lives Matter Wristband
Richy Werenski’s name was very prominent on social media during the final round of the 3M Open due to a wristband he was wearing.
The American held the lead into the final round at TPC Twin Cities just outside of Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed in May while being restrained by police officers.
Floyd’s death led to the worldwide acceleration of the Black Live Matter movement.
Werenski was wearing a Blue Lives Matter wristband, which is a slogan and movement dating back to 2014 that supports law enforcement officers.
It campaigns for people who have been prosecuted and convicted of killing law enforcement officers to be sentenced under hate crime statutes.
Werenski wearing a Blue Live Matter wristband during the 2017 John Deere Classic. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
The American has family members working in law enforcement and has been wearing the wristband for a number of years now.
He received criticism and praise on social media during the final round, with a tweet from Golf Digest’s Joel Beall prompting a huge response.
Playing 20 minutes away from where George Floyd was killed by police officers, Richy Werenski has been wearing a Blue Lives Matter band this week at the 3M Open pic.twitter.com/LGJ4mOGAqB
— Joel Beall (@JoelMBeall) July 26, 2020
My "like" is for Richy Werenski showing his support of police during his golf tournament. (Not for the rather oblique criticism by Joel Beall.)
— Colleen Justice (@cbjust1) July 27, 2020
God Bless Richy Werenski! https://t.co/NHsb14JuMt
— Firefighter Frenfather (@frenfather) July 27, 2020
You can and you should.
All lives matter including the boys in blue.
Making Richy Werenski great.— Bantam (@Pfisher92) July 27, 2020
Richly Werenski — cancelled. pic.twitter.com/0of4maPj9U
— Brian Phillips (@BPhillips_SB) July 26, 2020
All of a sudden I’m a big Richy Werenski fan. Didn’t expect that when I woke up this morning but
— Andrew Whittaker (@Awhit_TheTall) July 26, 2020
All of a sudden I’m a big Richy Werenski fan. Didn’t expect that when I woke up this morning but
— Andrew Whittaker (@Awhit_TheTall) July 26, 2020
The fact that Richy Werenski wore a blue lives matter wristband the day he plays with Tony Finau shows exactly what is wrong with America
BLM is not suggesting that all lives don’t matter. It is promoting the fact that people of colour are given less opportunities
— Tracking Rory (@Rorytracker1) July 26, 2020
richy werenski wore that this week, in this city, on purpose. you don’t have to work hard to connect the dots.
— kyle robbins (@kylerrobbins) July 26, 2020
Richy Werenski currently ranks 210th in the world. His only pro victory came at the 2016 BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour.
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