Paige Spiranac has come a long way since she retired from professional golf in 2016. She has over 3.7 million followers online, and we cannot deny that her fans love her. Despite being an ex pro golfer, she bagged the title of the second most influential woman in golf recently. The actual professional golfers from the LPGA tour might dislike her.
In 2020, she explained why creating harmony, and working with the tour golfers was an ideal move. The former golfer explained how she could be helpful to all the women golfers who despise her. Spiranac gives golf tips online and runs a podcast, ‘Playing a Round With Paige Renee.’ She has more followers than any other golfers out there. Therefore, she explained the purpose of her social media platforms.
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Paige Spiranac and her desire to work with LPGA golfers
The former pro golfer, Paige Spiranac, has always been vocal about women’s sports, especially golf. She wants to promote it and bring it under the spotlight. The internet queen believes she can use her platform to get more recognition for female golfers. Even though she understood why they did not like her, she still wanted to help them. “I would like to use my platform to amplify them. If we worked together, it would be better to bring a bigger spotlight to the sport,” said the 2018 swimsuit model of Sports Illustrator.
The internet queen believes female golfers deserve more recognition than they get, and they need the right platform to get that. Spiranac gave up her professional golf career to get a career out of the same sport. According to her, she does not play professional golf, but is an essential part of golf media. We cannot deny that. She is a big personality of US sports; therefore, she was invited to throw the first pitch at the Yankees.
Her voice is powerful enough to stir the sport; therefore, she is also the brand ambassador of PointsBet, the bidding company. After leaving professional golf, she raised her voice against the ban on plunging necklines, leggings, and short skirts in women’s golf. Spiranac received more attention than any other female golfer ever received. Therefore, she can be a brilliant publicist for all women golfers.
Why do people dislike Spiranac?
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Spiranac was on the cover of the 2016 edition of Golf Digest. That made ESPN personality, Sarah Spain, burst into flames. According to her, the former golfer was a nobody, so she did not belong there.
According to Spiranac, people hate her because she is an easy target. However, she is glad to receive that hate. Because it means she was doing something different that others could not do. “Some hate is good because it means you are doing something different,” said the golf beauty.
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