‘I Hope My Voice Helps to Encourage the Next Generation’: When Paige Spiranac Got Critical About the LPGA’s Dress Code

Success doesn’t necessarily always mean being the best. An apt example of it is Paige Spiranac. The 29-year-old failed to make her mark on the pro tour. However, that didn’t stop her from being one of the most popular names in the golfing world. Now an internet sensation, she uses her social media handles to express her views on the matters concerned. One such matter took place in the year 2017.

Walking down memory lane, in 2017, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced a strict dress code for professional women golfers. However, not going as expected, the governing body of female golfers received massive backlash from the golf world. Walking on the same path was Spiranac, who despite not being a part of the tour, opted to vocalize her thoughts on the announcement.

Paige Spiranac calls out LPGA for its dress code announcement

A couple of days later after the announcement in July 2017, Spiranac indulged in a conversation with a media house. During the conversation, she made sure to come out clear about her disapproval of the new dress code.

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“Up to this point, there have been no incidences or photos of LPGA players dressed in a way that has cast the tour in a negative light,” she asserted. “Because of this, it’s easy to assume that the new dress code is simply a formality and won’t have much impact on the game.”

As mentioned earlier, Spiranac wasn’t a part of the LPGA Tour. However, despite that, she, for a long time had been a victim of hate for her dresses. Scrolling through the social media handles, Spiranac opted to put on dresses and T-shirts with plunging necklines. Something, which was prohibited in the LPGA dress code.

Going ahead in her statement, she termed the dress code as an exclusionary measure for golfers promoting the traditional and conservative norms of the game. “If the LPGA players themselves aren’t the problem, these new rules may have been put in place as an exclusionary measure to make sure that only players who echo golf’s more traditional, conservative norms are attracted to and excel at the sport,” she said.

Spiranac becomes the face of the changing society for women

Growing with time, Spiranac enjoyed being a part of the million followers club on social media. A feat, that helped her become the face of the millennials. Especially, women. Representing the upcoming generation of female athletes, she further lashed out at the LPGA, terming the new dress code as a form of social injustice and prejudice.

“In the age of millennials, women’s rights, and female empowerment, I hope my voice helps to encourage the next generation of great female athletes and golfers to possibly stop social injustices and prejudices from creeping into the game that I fell in love with at such a young age,” she said.

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Five years after the incident, Spiranac continues to believe in the freedom of clothing. While a handful of fans continue calling her out for her dresses, the majority of the golf world praises her for her skills. Building with time, she today is the most followed golfer on social media. She enjoys close to 4 million followers on Instagram and Twitter and nearing 700K followers on Twitter. In addition to that, she also enjoys a 300K following on YouTube.