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Jordan Spieth was frustrated on Thursday following a 76 at the Valspar Championship, and the world's No. 1 player was also annoyed by some of the criticism he was facing. 

Spieth caught some heat from commenters on Instagram and decided to respond. One commenter said that he was "garbage" when his putter wasn't working, so Spieth told him to go do his research before hating. 

For Spieth, it's a fairly out of character response. In the grand scheme of things, though, it's a really tame reaction. Even so, Spieth told ESPN's Bob Harig on Friday after his second-round 68 that we won't be seeing him take to the comments to defend himself anymore.  

“You’ll probably never see me do that again because obviously it was seen and known and -- just really frustrating," said Spieth. "There’s really not a point. I should never respond to any of that, just let it go and by the time the next tournament rolls around no one even remembers it anyways.”

Responding to Internet comments rarely works out well for an athlete. Most athletes simply ignore the comments -- #NeverReadTheComments -- and move on, and that seems to be the approach Spieth plans on taking. 

Spieth is as brand conscious as any athlete on the planet, and he knows that a slip up in response to someone on Instagram or Twitter can end up doing damage to his expertly crafted personal brand. Plus, it's just not worth the brief satisfaction that comes from shutting down some criticism. 

Jordan Spieth (USATSI)
Jordan Spieth won't be responding to trolls anymore. (USATSI)