Golf fans falling for Beans, call for NIL deal

 

It was in 2015 that we first wrote about and met then 8-year-old Beans Factor shortly after her trip to the LPGA's CME Group Titleholders event in Naples, Fla., where she spent a magical week getting to interview and interact with her idols.

 

I told my friend Maggie Roller that day that no matter how her career turned out, Beans has the greatest golf name ever.

 

Apparently the country agrees. After we tweeted yesterday that Beans had signed to play for Manhattan University in the Bronx, N.Y., some influential social media influencers such as Bunkie Perkins took notice and soon the impressions on that tweet were over 1.3 million and climbing, with many calling for Heinz or Bush to offer an NIL deal.

 

“Perhaps the best golf name ever,” wrote Peter C. Pots.

 

“Best Division I NCAA Women’s Golf Name of all time.” wrote Liam.

 

Originally from Ada, Beans finished her high school career at Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah. She was featured prominently as a junior in ads by the Chickasaw Nation and considered several offers before casting her lot with Manhattan, which will be fielding a women’s golf team for the first time in the fall.

 

Beans’ mother Sara Factor was following the online numbers with amusement and said yes, Beans is open to an NIL deal, especially since she did acquire the nickname for her hearty appetite for all kinds of beans as a tyke.

 

So there you go all you bean makers, get on the ball.

 

By Ken MacLeod, Golf Oklahoma