A majority of players, before turning professional, decide to play college golf to consolidate their game before turning pro. Moreover, various successful college golf players have made their presence felt in golf in the past. However, Paige Spiranac begs to differ with them, and recently she gave her opinion about the same through her Twitter account.
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Paige Spiranac has something to say
On Tuesday, Alexa Pano, a 17-year-old golf prodigy, announced that she was turning professional. Moreover, the decision came after she accomplished her goal of playing in the final round at Augusta National Women’s Amature, where she finished tied in 12th position.
Pano is the 64th-ranked amateur globally and is a famous name in the amateur circuit. She will play her first event as a professional in April on the Epson Tour. Moreover, Paige came out with her take and backed Alexa on her decision to turn professional and not opt to play college golf.
Not to forget, Spiranac is a former golf professional turned social media sensation. She is famous for making opinionated tweets regarding various golf and non-golf topics and made one such tweet on April 13, in light of the delightful news regarding Pano.
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Paige made the tweet through her official Twitter account. The tweet said, “Hot take but I think it’s better to turn pro than go to college if you’re that good. College can ruin your game.” Moreover, Paige herself was a college golf player.
This girl kicked my literal ASS growing up on the Florida Junior Tours. Yeah, do the math, she’s 10 years younger than me. What about it? 😂 Best of luck to Alexa! ❤️ https://t.co/JeZHajXJhF
— Samantha Marks (@SamanthaSMarks) April 12, 2022
She played college golf for the University of Arizona. Spiranac also won the All-MountainWest Conference honors twice. The former professional also helped the university win its first Mountain West Conference championship in 2015.
As soon as Paige made the tweet, golf Twitter started to react to the news. Moreover, her fans from all over the globe began to respond to her opinionated tweet. The majority of the reactions did not agree with her opinion about not playing golf at the collegiate level. Instead, they should turn professional. At the same time, a few fans’ reactions saw the funnier side of the tweet.
You can literally do both, it’s 2022 the internet exist and a personal tutor is worth just as much investment as a coach.
— Sean Q Public (@SPQuinn22) April 12, 2022
Interesting. What about college slows their progression?
— Rick Mathiesen (@rick_mathiesen) April 12, 2022
Just do both…but most pros start off in college…just saying…there really is no logic behind your tweet
— DJGolfDude (@DJGolfDude1) April 12, 2022
Interesting. What about college slows their progression?
— Rick Mathiesen (@rick_mathiesen) April 12, 2022
Pretty sure she meant collegiate golf can ruin your game not actually attending classes 😂
— Robert Stephenson (@CrakaLakaGetSum) April 12, 2022
All about Spiranac’s golf career
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The 29-year-old professional played professional golf in 2015. Spiranac registered her first win as a professional in 2016. She won on the Cactus Tour and also won the event at the Orange Tree Country Club.
However, she did not manage to make it through to the qualifying school. As a result, Spiranac could not secure her card for the LPGA Tour. Moreover, in December 2016, she announced her retirement from professional golf.
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