Paige Spiranac is a former pro golfer and is currently one of the top golf influencers on social media. Spiranac is often in the headlines for her statements as she doesn’t shy away from speaking her heart out.
In August 2023, American sports presenter Kay Adams interviewed Spiranac. In this interview, the 31-year-old disclosed how her outfit choice made her viral.
“Everyone’s always talking about my golfing attire, and we touched on that earlier, but I wore a golf-appropriate outfit, and everyone is always saying if you wear, you know, a collar and your skirts down to your knees that you’re gonna play better and I didn’t. So I put out, that you know, I tested the theory, and I believe that I play better when I wear less clothes, and everyone picked it up,” Spiranac said.
She added:
“I was surprised by who picked it up. There’s always like the usual suspects, but then it’s like Fox News, and that’s like the main headline.”
This statement went viral and she gained immense popularity, especially on social media. The 31-year-old golf influencer is the most-followed golfing entity on Instagram, with 4 million followers.
When did Paige Spiranac retire from pro golf?
Paige Spiranac had a successful junior golf and college golf career. She intended to compete on the LPGA Tour and have a successful pro golf career. However, the 31-year-old failed to secure the LPGA Tour card despite turning pro in 2015. She tried her best to earn her LPGA Tour card in 2016 but never got on to the professional circuit and eventually ended her professional career in 2017, citing mental health issues.
Spiranac said she was mentally exhausted, and that in golf, you fail more than you succeed, and everyone around her asked her to quit as she was not good enough.
“All of these things, and I was already dealing with these mental issues of years and years and years of trying so hard and coming up short, and I just broke. I honestly cracked. I broke, and I just stopped. I said, ‘Maybe I’ll go back,’ and I’ve never gone back to try and play golf professionally again,” Spiranac said (via New York Post).
Recently, the golf influencer competed in the PGA Tour’s Creators Classic at the East Lake Golf Club before the season finale, The Tour Championship. In eight holes, Spiranac carded +2 and remained 9th, while Luke Kwon managed to win the event.
