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Aaliyah Kikumoto, the fan who went viral a week ago when she was spotted in the gallery on TV, is still working her 15 minutes of fame with a new TikTok video showing off her golf swing.
Dubbed “Masters Girl” by many on the internet, Kikumoto has been leaning into that moniker by using it in captions on several of her TikTok videos since being discovered.
To recap for those unfamiliar with Aaliyah Kikumoto, during the final round of the Masters, she was noticed standing in the gallery behind Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka at the 16th tee box during the Masters broadcast.
Kikumoto, a Texas Tech cheerleader from Denver, was at Augusta National with her dad Charles when someone on TikTok uploaded a video of her in the crowd.
@double.bogey this made the masters 10 times better #masters #golf #golfgirls #golftiktok #masters2023 #augusta ♬ original sound – lucia <3
Her mom and dad even got in on the viral action, posting tweets about being spotted by folks on the internet.
Over four million TikTok views later – and a very special golf themed photoshoot on Instagram – Aaliyah Kikumoto has been working hard on her social media channels trying to build up her brand. (She’s already been signed for a new modeling gig.)
@aaliyahkikumoto👋👋
Kikumoto’s latest TikTok effort focuses on the fact that not only is she a big enough golf fan to attend the Masters, she’s also got game.
@aaliyahkikumoto some clips from the other day🤩🤩 #mastersgirl #masters2023 #themasters #golf #golfgirl ♬ Aces – dkj
“Wow she can play golf to [sic], she’s a keeper,” one viewer commented.
“Now we’re talking. That’s a heck of a swing, How is your short game masters girl?” another asked.
“I thought you just went to watch. You CAN genuinely play. That swing is fundamentally something any coach would be happy to work with.” another fan wrote.
She is also, apparently, either a Atlanta Braves fan, a Morgan Wallen fan, or both. Either of which is fine with her many new fans.
@aaliyahkikumoto🧡🧡